The Appellate Division has suspended the seven-year prison sentence of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case filed in Singapore.
In the same case, the sentence of Tarique Rahman’s associate, businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun, has also been suspended.
A bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued the order on Tuesday following a hearing on appeals against the High Court verdict.
Senior lawyer Zainul Abedin represented Tarique Rahman during the hearing.
