Enamul, Rupon sentenced to seven years in prison

In a case filed over the laundering of Tk 2 crore, a Dhaka court today condemned the "Casino Brothers" — Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan — and nine others to seven years in prison.

All of them were fined a total of Tk 4 crore by Judge Md Iqbal Hossain of the Dhaka Special Judges' Court-5.

The prisoners will have 60 days to pay the fine in the state's favor. They will have to serve another year in prison as a result of this.

Enu, the former vice-president of the Awami League's Gendaria unit, and Rupon, the unit's joint general secretary were present at the court.

The other convicts are Enu's three brothers -- Shahidul Haque Bhuiyan, Rashidul Haque Bhuiyan and Merajul Haque Bhuiyan; General Secretary of Wanderers Club in Motijheel Joy Gopal Sarkar; and their accomplices Tuhin Munshi, Nabir Hossain Sikder, Saiful Islam, Abul Kalam Azad and Pavel Rahman.