Bangladesh, July 28 -- Former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur, also known as SK Sur Chowdhury, has been sentenced to three years in prison in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over his failure to submit a wealth statement.

Judge Ayesha Nasrin of Dhaka Special Judges' Court-2 handed down the verdict on Tuesday, ACC prosecutor Abul Kalam Azad said.

Sur was produced before the court from jail on the day, and sent back to prison with a conviction warrant after the verdict.

The ACC arrested the former central bank official in the capital's Segunbagicha on Jan 14, and he has remained in jail since.

According to the case documents, the national anti-graft agency served Sur with a notice requiring him t...