Dhaka, March 27 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced controversial contractor Golam Kibria Shamim, widely known as GK Shamim, to five years and six months of rigorous imprisonment in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over illegal wealth accumulation. His mother, Ayesha Akter, has been acquitted in the same case.

The verdict was announced on Thursday (March 27) by Judge Md Rabiul Alam of Dhaka's Special Judge Court-4.

In addition to the prison sentence, GK Shamim has been fined BDT 1 lakh, with an additional three months of simple imprisonment if the fine remains unpaid. The court also ordered the confiscation of BDT 297.08 crore worth of illegal assets belonging to Shamim in favor of the state.

However, the court acquitted...