The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case. 

A four-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, delivered the verdict after Gias Uddin's appeal against the High Court’s decision.

The case, filed on October 26, 2009, accused the duo of laundering Tk 200 million to Singapore. 

Tarique Rahman was initially acquitted in 2013, but the High Court reversed this in 2016, sentencing him to seven years in prison. Mamun’s sentence was also upheld but with a reduced fine.

Tarique Rahman, who has been in the UK since 2008, has faced numerous legal cases, with many resulting in acquittals.

BDST: 1047 HRS, MAR 06, 2025
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