Tarique gets two years in jail for dishonouring Bangabandhu
Thursday, 4 February 2021
A Narail court has sentenced BNP’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to two years in prison in a case filed over his disrespectful comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Judge Amatul Morsheda of Narail Judicial Magistrate’s Court-2 passed the verdict on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.
Sanjib Kumar Basu, who represented the state, said Tarique has been sentenced to two years in jail without parole along with a penalty of Tk 10,000 in fines in a case filed by Narail’s freedom fighter Md Shahjahan Biswas.
Another six months will be added to his jail term if he does not pay the money, according to the order.