Dhaka, May 25 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia to four years in jail for money laundering.

Judge Md Manjurul Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-8 delivered the verdict on Sunday.

Papia's husband Mofizur Rahman and her associates Sabbir Khandaker, Sheikh Tayeba Nur, and Zubayer Alam were acquitted in the case due to a lack of evidence.

Her lawyer, Shakhawat Ullah Bhuiyan, said that in addition to the four-year sentence, Papia has been fined Tk 500,000. If she fails to pay, she will serve an additional three months in prison.

Earlier, on Oct 12, 2020, Papia and her husband were sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in another case.

According to her lawyer, Papia was later re...