HC acquits Mahmudur Rahman of graft case

The High Court yesterday acquitted Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh, of a corruption case in which he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by a lower court.

Justice Shahidul Karim delivered the verdict following an appeal filed by Mahmudur challenging the lower court verdict.

A Dhaka court on August 13, 2015 sentenced Mahmudur, also a former energy adviser to ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia, to three years in prison in the case filed on charges of not submitting his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission "deliberately".

The ACC filed the case against Mahmudur, also former chairman of the Board of Investment, on June 13, 2010, as he allegedly did not submit his wealth statement after receiving an ACC notice to this end.

On July 15, 2010, ACC Deputy Director Nur Ahmad, also investigating officer of the case, submitted charge sheet against Mahmudur and the Special Judge's Court-3 framed charges against him on April 28, 2014.