The High Court today commuted the jail sentence of Harunur Rashid, BNP lawmaker of Chapainawabganj-3, from five years' imprisonment to the period of imprisonment he has already served in a corruption case filed for tax evasion during import of a luxury car.

Harunur Rashid has earlier served 16 months in jail.
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The HC also commuted the jail sentence of Enayetur Rahman Bappi, former managing director of NTV, and Istiaq Sadek, owner of Sky Autos, to the period of imprisonment they have already undergone in the same case.

The HC bench of Justice Md Salim delivered the verdict after dismissing three separate appeals filed by Harunur, Enayetur and Istiaq challenging the trial court verdict.

"All three appeals are dismissed with modification of sentence. The sentence awarded upon all the appellants by the trial court is reduced to the period of imprisonment already undergone," HC bench said in the short verdict.

A Dhaka court on October 21, 2019 sentenced Harunur Rashid to five years' imprisonment, Enayetur Rahman Bappi, to two years' imprisonment and Istiaq Sadek to three years' imprisonment in the case filed for tax evasion during import of a luxury car.

The tax was dodged by abusing the MPs' duty-free car import facilities, according to the case statement.

Lawyers Munusul Hoque Chowdhury, Syed Mizanur, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Shahria Bappi appeared for the accused appellants while lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan represented the ACC during hearing of the appeals.