Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 5 years in prison for corruption

A Dhaka court on Monday has sentenced Bangladeshs former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 5 years imprisonment on corruption chargesThe court also sentenced Sheikh Rehana the younger sister of the former Prime Minister to 7 years in prison in this case and Rehanas daughter Tulip Siddique a British MP to 2 years in prisonDhakas Special Judge 4 Rabiul Alam announced the verdict of Sheikh Hasina sentenced to 5 years in prison a plot fraud caseBangladeshs AntiCorruption Commission ACC filed six separate cases against Sheikh Hasina and her family members last January for allegedly illegally allocating governments plots at Purbachal area in DhakaEarlier a Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced Bangladeshs former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years imprisonment on corruption chargesDhakas Special Judge 5 Mohammd Abdullah Al Mamun announced the verdict of Sheikh Hasina sentenced to 21 years in prison 7 years each in three plot fraud casesBangladeshs AntiCorruption Commission ACC filed six separate cases against Sheikh Hasina and her family members last January for allegedly illegally allocating governments plots at Purbachal area in Dhaka The verdict in the remaining three cases will be announced on December 1Court sentenced Sheikh Hasinas son Sajeeb Wazed Joy to five years in prison and a fine of Tk 100000Court sentenced Sheikh Hasinas daughter Saima Wazed Putul to five years in prisonThe International Crimes Tribunal ICT of Bangladesh has already sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death finding her guilty of crimes against humanity for her efforts to suppress the July 2024 antigovernment protestsSheikh Hasina and her family did not have a lawyer in the cases as they were absconding However they have denied any involvement in any corruption allegations in various speeches and statementsMeanwhile on Wednesday the Minister of External Affairs on Wednesday stated that the Indian government is currently examining the request from Bangladeshs interim government seeking the extradition of its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who was sentenced to death by the countrys International Crimes Tribunal ICT in a case related to crimes against humanity during last years JulyAugust unrestAdressing a weekly media briefing MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that New Delhi had formally received Dhakas communication over the matter stressing that India remains committed to Bangladeshs stability and the wellbeing of its people as part of its ongoing judicial and internal legal processesYes we have received the request and this request is being examined As part of ongoing judicial and internal legal processes we remain committed to the best interest of the people of Bangladesh including peace democracy inclusion and stability in that country and will continue to engage constructively in this regard with all state stakeholders Jaiswal saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever