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A special court in the Bangladeshi capital has sentenced ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia to seven years' imprisonment for a charity fund named after his late husband.
On Tuesday, Judge Md Akhtaruzaman found him guilty of misuse of power as prime minister, in connection with the collection of $ 375,000 for the Zia charity fund from unknown agencies, in court from Dhaka. Zia was absent from court because she is currently hospitalized while she is serving a five-year prison sentence in a separate case.
The judge also sentenced three others to seven years in prison for collecting money from undeclared sources.
In February, another court sentenced Zia to five years in prison in another corruption case.
Zia's party claims that the charges in both cases are motivated by political considerations.
