Deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina, Relatives Jailed in Corruption Cases
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News18•02-02-2026, 21:15
Deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina, Relatives Jailed in Corruption Cases
- •A Bangladesh court sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two corruption cases related to land allocation irregularities.
- •Hasina's niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, received a four-year sentence, while her siblings Azmina Siddiq and Radwan Mujib Siddiq were sentenced to seven years each.
- •The cases involved using official influence to allocate residential plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
- •The accused were tried in absentia, with fines of one lakh Taka each and additional imprisonment for default of payment.
- •Hasina's Awami League called the sentences "predictable" and "false cases" by the interim government, while Tulip Siddiq described the process as "flawed and farcical."
Why It Matters: Deposed Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and her relatives were sentenced to jail in corruption cases.
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