Verdict Sunday

The judgment in a money-laundering case against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and his friend Giasuddin Al Mamun will be delivered on Sunday.
This will be the first judgment in any of the 16 cases against Tarique who has been in London since September 2008.
He, however, has secured bail in other cases.
Elder son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and late president Ziaur Rahman, Tarique was arrested in 2007, during an anti-graft crackdown by the military-backed caretaker government.
He has been shown fugitive in the money-laundering case while his friend Mamun is in custody.
If the charges are proved against the two, they will face maximum seven years' imprisonment, the highest punishment in the Money Laundering Act, 2009.
Judge Md Motahar Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-3 yesterday fixed the date after completion of arguments by the prosecution and the defence.
Earlier, the court had recorded statements of 13 prosecution witnesses including the complainant and an FBI official.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case against Tarique and Mamun on October 26, 2009, on charges of siphoning off Tk 20.41 crore to Singapore between 2003 and 2007.
On July 6, 2010, after an investigation, the ACC pressed charges against the duo.
On August 8, 2011, the court issued an arrest warrant against Tarique in the case.
The trial of the case began on September 11, 2011, with the deposition of complainant Mohammad Ibrahim, a deputy director of the ACC.
On May 26 this year, the same court cleared the way for the ACC to seek the help of Interpol in arresting Tarique.