Ex-NBR director, wife sent to jail

A Dhaka court yesterday sent former National Board of Revenue (NBR) director Zahurul Haque and his wife Afia Haque to jail in a graft case in which they were sentenced to imprisonment on different terms in absentia.
Judge Mohammad Mozam-mel Hossain of the Special Court-3 passed the order after they along with their lawyers surrendered before the court and sought bail in the case.
On November 13 last year, Zahurul Haque was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income and concealing information in the wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Afia got 3-years for abetting her husband in acquiring illegal wealth.