Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Bismillah Group Managing Director Khaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury and his wife Chairman Nowrin Habib, along with six others to 12 years in prison each in a case over money laundering.

Judge Abdullah Al Mamud of the fifth Dhaka Special Judge's Court issued the verdict on Thursday.

The others convicted were Solaiman's father Shafiqul Anwar Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director Akbar Aziz Muttaki, General Secretary Mohammad Abul Hassan Chowdhury, Manager Riaz Uddin Shafi, Network Frame System Chairman Akhter Hossain and former Jamuna Bank Deputy Managing Director Mozammel Hossain.

Along with the prison sentence, those involved in the money laundering were fined Tk 2.48 billion. They will have to ...