Verdict against Hasina, Tulip today

A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict in two more graft cases over alleged irregularities in plot allocation under the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project involving ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others.

Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 is scheduled to announce the verdict, according to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam.

The ACC prosecutor said verdicts had already been delivered in four related cases, with these two remaining. “We are hopeful the court will deliver a just verdict in accordance with the law. If punishment is awarded under Section 409 of the Penal Code, as in previous cases, it will carry a sentence of life imprisonment,” he added.

Along with Sheikh Hasina, the accused include her nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, Radwan Mujib Siddiq, former state minister for housing and public works Sharif Ahmed, officials with prior corruption records were reinstated, while postings and transfers were influenced by payments.

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Earlier, on 18 January, the court had scheduled today for delivering the verdict in the Sheikh Hasina–Tulip–Radwan case, while on 13 January it set the same date for the Sheikh Hasina–Tulip–Azmina case. The two cases involve a total of 36 accused, with 18 in each.

Earlier, on 27 November 2025, the court sentenced Hasina to 21 years’ imprisonment in similar cases. Prison terms were also handed down to 20 other accused, including her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, after they were found guilty.

Subsequently, on 1 December 2025, the court sentenced Hasina to five years’ imprisonment, her sister Sheikh Rehana to seven years, and Rehana’s daughter and UK MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq to two years, along with separate sentences for 13 other accused.