2 Bangladeshis jailed for robbery in London

Four men including two Bangladeshis have been jailed for robbing East London-based Bangladeshi BARAKAH Money Transfer Agency of £340,000. Shetu Meah, 32, Junior Abdion Hassan, 23, Akbar Hussain, 40, and Vinton Meade, 29, would have to serve 12 years, 9 years, six years and five years in jail respectively in the trial held by the Old Bailey Court. Of the foursome, the first two persons are Bangladeshis. In an ‘The Italian Job’ style heist, they ambushed and robbed owner of the money transfer agency Hafiz Abdul Kadir of £310,000 as he got home in nearby Manor Park on Dec 5, 2011. They had violently assaulted, punched and strangled him while wrenching the keys from his hand. They later ran away with bags containing the cash amount in the car, according to bdnews24.com.