DHAKA: A Bangladesh court docket Tuesday issued arrest warrants towards former PM Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Pleasure, and 16 others for alleged irregularities in allocation of govt plots.
The arrest orders got here after the court docket accepted costs in two of six corruption instances filed by anti-corruption fee (ACC).
The court docket has instructed police throughout a number of jurisdictions in Dhaka and different districts to report again on the execution of the warrants by April 29.
ACC has filed a complete of six instances alleging irregular allocation of six plots, every 10 cottahs in measurement, within the diplomatic zone of Sector-27 within the Purbachal New City venture.
In keeping with ACC paperwork, Hasina, in collusion with senior officers, facilitated the unlawful allotment of plots to herself and a number of other members of the family, together with her son Pleasure, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, and Rehana’s youngsters – Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, Azmina Siddiq, and UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq.
The accused have been proven as “fugitives” in all instances.
In a separate growth, ACC filed a separate case towards Tulip, alleging she illegally acquired a luxurious flat in Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan space from an actual property developer. On April 10 and April 13, arrest warrants had been issued in 4 different instances tied to the identical Purbachal plot allocation scandal. Hasina has now been made a standard accused in all six instances filed by ACC.
