A Bogra court yesterday sentenced former BNP lawmaker Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu to five years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) for setting up a wireless tower illegally at his Sutrapur residence in Bogra.
The Second Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court also fined him Tk 5 lakh, in default of which he has to spend six months more in prison.
Police raided Lalu's house at Sutrapur on February 15 and discovered a wireless tower which was installed without any permission from the authorities concerned.
Sub-inspector Ataur Rahman of Bogra Police Station brought charges against Lalu, former BNP lawmaker of Bogra-7 constituency, under the Telecommunications Act, 2001 and the Special Powers Act, 1974.
Hearing of the charges brought under Special Powers Act will be held at a special court on November 21.
Besides, the hearing of two other extortion cases against the former lawmaker will be held on November 27.
Earlier, Lalu was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment for misappropriating government relief materials.