Court finds her guilty of misuse of power as prime minister in collecting $375,000 for the Zia Charitable Trust Fund from unknown sources in a court in Dhaka.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Monday was sentenced to seven years in jail in a case involving a charity fund named after her late husband.
Judge Md Akhtaruzaman of a special court in Dhaka found her guilty of misuse of power as Prime Minister in collecting $375,000 for the Zia Charitable Trust Fund from unknown sources.
Ms Zia was absent in court as she is in hospital while serving a prison term of five years in a separate case.
In February, another court sentenced Ms Zia to five years in jail in a charity corruption case.
The judge also sentenced three others to seven years in jail each for collecting the money from undeclared sources.
Ms Zia’s party says the charges in both the cases are politically motivated.
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