Ex-central bank deputy governor SK Sur handed 3-year prison term in graft case
Following the announcement of the judgment, the court issued a conviction warrant and sent SK Sur Chowdhury back to prison to serve his sentence.
A Dhaka court has sentenced former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Shitangshu Kumar (SK) Sur Chowdhury to three years in prison in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for failing to submit his asset statement.
Judge Ayesha Nasrin of Dhaka's Special Judge Court-2 delivered the verdict this morning (28 July), ACC lawyer SM Abul Kalam Azad confirmed.
Sur was present in court when the verdict was delivered. Following the announcement of the judgment, the court issued a conviction warrant and sent him back to prison to serve his sentence.
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The case was filed on 23 December 2024 after Sur failed to comply with an ACC notice requiring him to submit a detailed statement of his assets, liabilities, sources of income, and all movable and immovable properties owned by him or his dependants within 21 working days.
According to the case documents, the notice had been issued following allegations that he had accumulated assets beyond his known sources of income.
ACC Deputy Director Nazmul Hossain filed the case under Section 26(2) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
Deputy Director Md Ahsan Uddin submitted the charge sheet on 4 August last year.
The court framed charges against Sur on 6 November 2025, formally beginning the trial.
During the proceedings, all seven prosecution witnesses testified before the court.
The ACC arrested Sur in Dhaka's Segunbagicha area on 14 January 2025 and has remained in custody since then.
