Dhaka:
A Bangladesh court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son, for allegedly transferring millions of dollars in bribes overseas.
The court indicted Zia's oldest son Tarique Rahman in absentia on Monday.
Rahman traveled to London for medical treatment in 2008 and refused to return home to attend the court hearing.
Prosecutors say Rahman and a friend smuggled $2.73 million to Singapore after receiving it in bribes from a company while his mother was prime minister.
In June, Zia's younger son was sentenced to six years in jail on charges of laundering money from bribes.
Zia's party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has denied all charges against the former Prime Minister's sons, saying they are aimed at destroying her family's reputation.
The court indicted Zia's oldest son Tarique Rahman in absentia on Monday.
Rahman traveled to London for medical treatment in 2008 and refused to return home to attend the court hearing.
Prosecutors say Rahman and a friend smuggled $2.73 million to Singapore after receiving it in bribes from a company while his mother was prime minister.
In June, Zia's younger son was sentenced to six years in jail on charges of laundering money from bribes.
Zia's party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has denied all charges against the former Prime Minister's sons, saying they are aimed at destroying her family's reputation.
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