Police have arrested BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah hours after a court sentenced him to three years in jail for hiding wealth information, report agencies.
The member of the party's policymaking body national standing committee was arrested from his home at Eskaton in the city on Tuesday evening, police said.
"There was a warrant for his arrest in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission," said Md Shajahan, an assistant deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch.
Earlier in the day, the Dhaka sixth special judge's court sentenced the former minister to three years in prison and fined Tk 50,000 in a case filed 14 years ago. The judge also issued an arrest warrant for him.
According to the case documents, the then ACC served notice on Rafiqul Islam to submit his wealth information on April 07, 2001.
ACC official Syed Liakat Hossain filed a case against Rafiqul with Uttara thana on January 15, 2004 when he failed to submit the wealth information by the deadline.
The official also submitted the charges to the court on November 30 that year. The court ordered the start of the trial on November 14, 2017.
BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested
Gets three yrs in jail
FE Team | Published: November 21, 2018 00:08:56
BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested
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