Sheikh Hasina convicted again: B'desh court hands 10-yr sentence in housing scam cases

2026-02-02 - 11:05

A Bangladesh court has handed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a 10-year prison sentence in two corruption cases concerning plot allocations. Her niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq, received a four-year sentence. The convictions stem from alleged irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project. Hasina, living in exile, faces multiple other convictions.