Dhaka Court Sentences Ex-PM Hasina to 10 Years in Graft Cases

A Dhaka court sentenced former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to a total of 10 years in prison on Sunday in two separate corruption cases involving the irregular allocation of government land plots in the capital. The verdicts, delivered by Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court 4, also imposed jail terms on several of Hasina's relatives, marking another step in legal proceedings against her administration following her ouster last year.

The cases center on allegations that Hasina and associates abused their positions to secure residential plots under the Purbachal New Town housing project. One case accused them of irregularities in allocating a 20-katha plot, while the other involved a 10-katha plot. Hasina received five years in each matter, to be served consecutively. Her niece, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, a British member of Parliament and daughter of Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana, was sentenced to two years per case, totaling four years. Azmina Siddiq received seven years in one of the cases, and Hasina's son, Radwan Mujib Siddiq, known as Bobby, was sentenced to seven years.

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed both cases on January 13, 2025, initially against...