Staff Reporter:
Two courts in Dhaka yesterday set July 31 for holding hearing on charge framing in six cases filed against 100 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over irregularities in allocations of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project.
Of the six cases, one case against 17 people, including Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, one against 18 people, including Sheikh Hasina and Azmina Siddiq, and another against Sheikh Hasina and Radwan Mujib Siddiq will be heard by Dhaka Special Judge Court-4.
Hearing of a case against 12, including Sheikh Hasina, another case against 17 people, including Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and one more case against 18, including Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul, will be held at Dhaka Special Judge Court-5, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Public Prose-cutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam told .
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib on July 20 forwarded the matters to Spe-cial Judge Court as the cases were ready for trial.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order as the accused refrained from appearing before the court in spite of its order in this connection.
The court on July 1 had ordered the publication of a gazette notification summoning 100 people, includ-ing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her son Sajeeb Wazed joy, in the cases. It also had fixed yesterday for submitting report on the matter.
Earlier, the court had issued arrest warrants against all 100 accused, including Sheikh Hasina. On May 25, the court had set June 17 for submitting a report on the execution of the arrest orders.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the six cases from January 12 to January 14, 2025. The concerned investigation officers filed charge sheets on March 10.
ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin filed one case against eight, including Sheikh Hasina, on January 14 for abusing power in allocating a 10-katha plot in the Purbachal New Town Project. Investigation officer and ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya on March 10 submitted the charge sheet against a total of 12 accused.
ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan filed the other case against 15, including Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on the same day, in this connection. He submitted the charge sheet against 17 on March 10.
ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin on January 13, 2025, filed another case against 15 people includ-ing Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana’s son Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and daughters – Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq – on charges of abusing power to obtain plots from RAJUK. The ACC later submitted the charge sheet against 17.
The anti-graft body on the same day filed another case against 16, including Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq. The ACC later submitted charge sheet against 18.
It also filed another case against Radwan Mujib Siddiq and 15 others on January 13. The anti-graft body later submitted charge sheet against 18.
ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya on January 12 filed another case against 16 people, including Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul. The commission later filed charge sheet against 18 in this case.
