A Chattogram court has sentenced Mujibul Haque Chowdhury, chairman of Chambal Union in Banshkhali and Awami League convener, to seven years in prison in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The verdict was delivered on Thursday, April 16, 2026, by Special Judge Mizanur Rahman. The court also imposed a fine, with an additional one-year jail term in default of payment. Mujibul, who had earlier threatened former US ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas, remains absconding.

According to the case details, the ACC’s Chattogram office filed two separate cases on December 28, 2023, against Mujibul and his wife, Saheda Begum. Investigators alleged that Mujibul illegally acquired assets worth about Tk 5.67 million beyond known income sources, failing to show valid documents for remittances from his time in Saudi Arabia between 1992 and 2010. His wife faces a separate case over Tk 8.66 million in alleged illegal assets, which is still under trial.

The report also notes that Mujibul was previously accused of embezzling government funds meant for the ultra-poor and was temporarily suspended after making abusive remarks about international figures, including US President Joe Biden and economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus.