Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam, a former leader of the now-banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, to four years in prison for acquiring wealth beyond his known sources of income.

Dhaka Divisional Special Judge BM Tariqul Kabir delivered the verdict on Thursday, according to bench assistant Ariful Islam.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) counsel Delwar Jahan Rumi said Siam was also fined Tk 20,000, with a further six months of rigorous imprisonment if he fails to pay.

The court also ordered the confiscation of Tk 3.18 million in illegally acquired assets in favour of the state, he said.

Siam is the son of Syed Abed Ali Jibon, a former driver for a Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman who came under...