BNP leader Dulu, wife acquitted in graft case

A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP central organising secretary Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu and his wife Sabina Yasmin from a corruption case.

Md Abul Kashem, Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-1, delivered the verdict in presence of them on Sunday (June 22).

On April 19, 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case accusing the couple of concealing wealth worth Tk 5.01 crore and possessing illegal assets worth Tk 8.44 crore. Following an investigation, a chargesheet was submitted in July 2007 and the trial formally began in August of the same year.

The High Court initially quashed the case upon Dulu’s petition in 2012. However, the Supreme Court later overturned that decision in 2015, prompting the resumption of proceedings.