Dhaka, March 27 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim to five years and six months of jail in a case over accumulation of illegal wealth.

Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 Md Rabiul Alam also fined the convict Tk 1 lakh, in default of which, he has to suffer one more year's jail, said the defendant's lawyer Md Borhan Uddin.

The court also acquitted his mother Ayesha Akhtar in the case as allegations brought against could not be proved, said the lawyer.

The court ordered confiscation of movable and immovable wealth of the convict worth Tk 297.39 crore.

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