BMA secy gen Zahid jailed for 13 years
Courtesy New Age 27/5/08
The Bangladesh Medical Association secretary general, AZM Zahid Hossain, was on Sunday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 13 years and his wife, Rifat Hossain, for three years for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information in the wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Tanzina Ismail, the judge of the special judge’s court 6 set up on the Jatiya Sangsad complex, ordered confiscation of assets of about Tk 3.10 crore of Zahid, also the secretary general of pro-BNP doctors’ organisation, Doctors’ Association of Bangladesh.
The court also fined Zahid Tk 10 lakh and Rifat Tk 50,000. If they fail o pay the fines, Zahid will need to serve one more year and Rifat one more months in jail.
Zahid was jailed for 10 years for amassing illegal wealth of about Tk 3.10 crore and for three years for hiding assets of about Tk 1.14 crore. The court ordered consecutive execution of the sentences, meaning Zahid would need to serve 13 years in jail.
As the couple are still in hiding, the sentences will come into execution after their arrest or surrender.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with the Ramna police on October 3, 2007.
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