Bangladesh Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya may face 13-year-long jail term as the Supreme Court turned down the High Court's verdict that cleared him of graft charges.
The court has also ordered a rehearing the appeal filed by Maya with the High Court against the verdict of a lower court, which sentenced him for illegally accumulating about 6.29 crore taka and hiding assets worth 5.90 crore taka, reported The Daily Star.
A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, gave the verdict in response to an Anti-Corruption Commission petition challenging Maya's acquittal.
Maya would remain on bail until the High Court disposed off his appeal.
