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Bangladesh’s ex-leader Hasina and her UK lawmaker niece sentenced in graft case
Sheikh Hasina received a 10-year sentence and UK MP Tulip Siddiq four years for corruption related to Purbachal housing plots, with multiple family members also sentenced, court said.
- Dhaka Special Judge's Court-4 on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two Purbachal corruption cases. The ACC alleged abuse of power over land allocations.
- The Anti‑Corruption Commission says prosecutors allege abuse of power over two 10‑katha plots, with officials accused of manipulating allocation rules to benefit Sheikh Hasina and her family.
- The court also sentenced Tulip Rizwana Siddiq to four years, Azmina Siddiq and Radwan Mujib Siddiq to seven years each, Sheikh Rehana to seven years, and fined all Tk1 lakh with six months imprisonment if unpaid.
- With Feb. 12 elections approaching, the interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, prepares as the Awami League faces a ban and convicted family members remain abroad.
- Hasina has lived in exile in India since Aug. 5, 2024, and was declared a fugitive facing separate charges including a death sentence for crimes against humanity.
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Bangladesh Sentences Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina -- and Her Family
The Dhaka Special Court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to ten years in prison on two corruption indictments. The post Bangladesh Sentences Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina — and Her Family — to Prison appeared first on Breitbart.
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