A Dhaka court sentenced former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases linked to the Purbachal New City Project. The verdict follows an earlier ICT ruling sentencing her to death, which she termed politically motivated.
A Dhaka court has begun hearing a corruption case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her nieces Azmina Siddiq and UK MP Tulip Siddiq, and others over alleged irregularities in Purbachal housing plot allocations. All accused have been listed as fugitives.
