BARISAL, June 28 (bdnews24.com): A court here Thursday sentenced former BNP lawmaker from Barguna-3 constituency Motiur Rahman Talukder to three-year imprisonment and fined Tk 10,000 in a fraud case.
If he fails to pay the fine, he will have to suffer another six months in jail, according to the verdict.
The case proceedings state the former lawmaker took Tk 30,000 in bribe from Nizamuddin Piyada of Nachanpara village under Amtoli Upazila on June 23, 2003 promising him a job.
But Talukder failed to provide Piyada with any job and embezzled the money, according to allegations.
Nizamuddin on March 29 this year filed a case against Talukder accusing him of cheating.
Sub-inspector (SI) Shamsul Haque, assigned to investigate the case, submitted a charge sheet against Talukder for fraud.
When the case was on trial, Talukder surrendered to court. The court rejected his bail prayer and ordered him into jail.
In reaction to the verdict, Talukder said he is a victim of injustice. Mostafizur Rahman Babul defended the accused in court. He told reporters: "We will appeal to the High Court against the verdict."
Former BNP lawmaker jailed for three years
FE Team | Published: June 29, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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