ACC pleads for 22 yrs' imprisonment for PK Halder, 13 others

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday pleaded for 23 years of imprisonment for 14 including former Managing Director of NRB Global Bank Proshanta Kumar (PK) Halder in a case lodged for allegedly amassing illegal wealth and laundering money abroad, reports BSS.
After holding hearing in this regard on the day, Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 fixed August 9 for the next hearing.
"The ACC has been able to prove the graft charges made against 14 persons including PK Halder. We expect them to be sentenced to 10 years under Section 27(1) of the Anti-corruption Commission Act, 2004 and 12 years under the provisions of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012," ACC Public Prosecutor (PP) Mir Ahmmed Salam told the agency.