HC to hear ACC appeal against 45 convicts for increasing sentences

The High Court on Monday accepted an appeal petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking an increase in the sentences of 45 accused, including Destiny Group president former Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen (retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid, in a case filed over embezzling Tk 18.61 billion.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the order. The court also said the ACC's appeal would be heard along with Harun-Ar-Rashid's appeal against the sentence.
A Special Court in Dhaka on May 12 this year sentenced all the 46 accused, including former Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen (retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid and Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin, to different terms of imprisonment in the case.
Harun-Ar-Rashid was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined Tk 35 million and Rafiqul Amin was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment and fined Tk 2.0 billion. The court awarded minimum imprisonment to the former Chief of Army considering his noble contribution to our great liberation war.
Judge of the Special Judge's Court-4 in Dhaka, Shaikh Nazmul Alam, delivered the verdict after concluding all the proceedings of the case.