Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced the managing director and chairman of international gateway operator Apple GlobalTel Communications Limited to 22 years in prison under two charges over laundering of more than Tk 4.5 billion through international incoming calls.

Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka's Fifth Special Judge's Court handed down the verdict on Monday, sentencing Managing Director Abhiur Rahman Khan and Chairman Mohiuddin Majumder.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutor Mohammad Zahirul Islam said, "They were each sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for money laundering and fined Tk 9.27 billion, double the Tk 4.63 billion linked to the offence. They will have to serve an additional prison term if they...