Ishraque calls his acquittal as landmark verdict

A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP leader Ishraque Hossain in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for not submitting his wealth statement.

Judge Shaikh NazmulAlam of Dhaka’s Special Judge’s Court-4 on Monday (November 23) handed down the verdict in presence of Ishraque, son of former Dhaka City Corporation Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.

In reaction, Ishraque called the verdict a landmark judgment.