A court in Dhaka on Tuesday set 2 February for pronouncing judgment in a case against 18 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in the RAJUK New Town Project.
Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 passed the order as the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case on Tuesday, said Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public prosecutor Mir Ahammed Salam.
The court on 8 January had set on Tuesday to place arguments in the case.
Earlier, on 15 January the last year, the court had brought the testimony in the case to an end. Investigation officer, ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya had testified earlier that day as the last prosecution witness and was later cross-examined by the defence.
A total of 31 witnesses testified in the case.
The ACC filed the case against 16 on 13 January 2025, and filed a charge sheet on 10 March against the 18.
