Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to 21 Years Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for a total of 21 years in three separate cases filed on charges of plot corruption by abusing her power. Judge Md. Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka’s Special Judge’s Court-5 announced the verdict in the case on Thursday. The verdict is being read out as of this writing. Earlier, the court had fixed the date of the verdict after hearing arguments on November 23. In these three cases, only former RAJUK…
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Sheikh Hasina verdict set for November 17
The date of the verdict in the case of crimes against humanity against Sheikh Hasina has been announced. This Thursday morning, the three-member International Crimes Tribunal-1 led by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder announced the date for the verdict on November 17. Meanwhile, strict security measures have been imposed at the International Crimes Tribunal to avoid any untoward incident surrounding the announcement of the verdict date. As part of this, the army, RAB and police are in charge of security at the main gate of the tribunal. More than fifty…
Read More5 more people testify in three cases against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip
Desk Report: Five more witnesses testified today (November 2) in three corruption cases registered against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and Rehana’s daughter Tulip Siddiqui, among others. The cases include alleged irregular allotment of three 10-katta plots in RAJUK’s Purvanchal New Town project. The testimony was recorded in Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4, which was presided over by Judge Rabiul Islam. Each of the five witnesses testified in all three cases. After hearing him, the court fixed November 9 as the next date for further testimony, according…
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