A court on Thursday convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years' imprisonment in three cases lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating 30-katha plots in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgement in the absence of the convict, as she is yet to be arrested and was tried in absentia.
The court began reading the judgement at 11:23 am and concluded at 11:40 am, sentencing Hasina to seven years in each case, totalling 21 years in prison.
“The plot was allotted to Sheikh Hasina without any application and in a manner that exceeded the legally authorised jurisdiction,” the court observed in its judgement.
Earlier, Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on November 23 fixed on Thursday for delivering the judgement, after both the prosecution and defence completed their arguments on that day.
According to the case documents, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Md Salahuddin filed the case on January 14, 2025, against eight accused, including Sheikh Hasina, over the alleged irregular allocation of a 10-katha plot in Purbachal.
A charge sheet in this case later named 12 accused.
ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan filed another case against 15 accused, including Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wazed Joy; the charge sheet later named 17.
On January 12, 2025, ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya filed the case against 16 people, including Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul. Keya later filed the charge sheet in the case against 18 accused.
The court on July 31, 2025, framed charges in these three cases and issued arrest warrants for the accused. A total of 29 witnesses testified in the case.
Putul jailed for five years in Rajuk plot scam case
A court on Thursday convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seven years and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul to five years imprisonment each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgement in the absence of the convicts, as they are yet to be arrested and were tried in absentia.
Earlier, Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on November 23 fixed on Thursday for delivering the judgement, after both the prosecution and defence completed their arguments on that day.
On January 12, 2025, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya filed the case against 16 people, including Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul. Keya later filed the charge sheet in the case against 18 accused.
The court on July 31, 2025, framed charges in this case and issued arrest warrants for the accused.
A court on Thursday convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seven years and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy to five years imprisonment each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgement in the absence of the convicts, as they are yet to be arrested and were tried in absentia.
The court also fined Joy, a former information and communication technology adviser to her mother and ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tk 1 lakh.
Earlier, Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on November 23 fixed on Thursday for delivering the judgement, after both the prosecution and defence completed their arguments on that day.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan filed the case against 15 accused, including Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wazed Joy; the charge sheet later named 17.
The court on July 31, 2025, framed charges in these three cases and issued arrest warrants for the accused.
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