A Dhaka court on Sunday (May 25) sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia to four years in jail in a money laundering case.

Judge Md Monjurul Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-8 passed the verdict in her absence, also fining her Tk 5 lakh, with an additional three months’ jail if unpaid.

Four others, including her husband Mofijur Rahman, were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on February 22, 2020, arrested Papia and her husband, along with two of their accomplices, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with counterfeit banknotes and a large amount of foreign and local currencies. 

Later, a case was filed with Gulshan Police Station, and the court on August 21, 2022, framed charges in the case.

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