Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her niece Tulip Siddiq, a Labour MP in the UK, were yesterday sentenced in absentia to varying jail terms over corruption in the allocation of Purbachal plots.

Tulip used her power to get plots for her mother Rehana, brother Bobby, and sister Azmina.

Hasina sentenced to five years in prison, Rehana to seven years, and Tulip to two years

A special court is set to deliver a verdict today in the case filed over the Dhaka’s Purbachal plot scam against 17 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq.

Special Judge’s Court finds wilful rule violations in land allotments, questions ministry oversight

Hasina sentenced to 21 years; Joy and Putul jailed for five

The trials were completed quickly as 22 out of 23 accused did not appear before the court, says prosecution

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 31 bank accounts of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and their affiliated organisations in connection to corruption allegations against them.