A US Federal Judge in Philadelphia on September 9 sentenced a Bangladeshi husband and wife to jail terms for plotting to provide support to the Islamic State (IS), reports Prothom Alo. United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Shahidul Gaffar (40) and Nabila Khan (35), both residents of Pennsylvania, were sentenced to 18 months and two years in prison, respectively, by US District Court Judge Joshua Wolson. According to court documents, in 2015, Gaffar and Khan provided financial support to two of Khan’s brothers who travelled to Syria to join the IS. The couple discussed the brothers’ travel plans in detail with each other as early as September 2014, the release noted.