The Appellate Division has acquitted BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun from a seven-year prison sentence in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over laundering money to Singapore.
The Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed accepted the appeal by Giasuddin against a High Court verdict and pronounced the order today.
Earlier on 10 December, the Appellate Division permitted the accused to file an appeal based on a plea by Giasuddin and stayed the penalty.
On 26 October 2009, the ACC lodged the money laundering case with Cantonment police station in the capital.
On 6 July 2010, a charge sheet was submitted to the court accusing Tarique and Giasuddin for the crime.