The High Court on Tuesday upheld the verdicts of lower courts that sentenced BNP leaders Aman Ullah Aman, his wife Sabera Aman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmood Tuku in two separate corruption cases filed during the caretaker government rule from 2007-08.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of acquiring wealth beyond known source of income in 2007.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat pronounced the verdicts after dismissing the appeals filed by Aman, Tuku and Sabera challenging the lower court verdicts.
The court also directed them to surrender before the lower courts concerned in two weeks in connection with the cases.
On June 21, 2007, a special court sentenced Aman to 13 years' imprisonment for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information in his wealth statement.
His wife Sabera was also sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the same court as she was found guilty of helping the offence.
In August, 2010, following an appeal filed by the couple, the High Court acquitted them of the graft charges.
On May 26, 2014, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court cancelled the HC verdict and asked it to hold a fresh hearing on their appeals.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on March 21, 2007 had filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station, accusing Tuku of illegally amassing wealth worth Tk2.57 crore and concealing information in his wealth statement.
A special court on November 15, 2007 convicted Tuku and sentenced him to a nine-year jail term in the case.
However, the HC on June 16, 2011 acquitted the BNP leader of the corruption charges following his appeal.
On January 27, 2014, the Supreme Court cancelled the HC verdict and asked it to hold a fresh hearing on his appeal.