Verdict in plot scam cases vs Hasina, Joy, Putul Nov 27

Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 set the date as both prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the cases today, ACC public prosecutor Mir Ahammed Salam told BSS.

Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 had framed charges in three of the six cases and issued arrest warrants against the accused on July 31. On the same day, the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 framed charges in three more identical cases.

Earlier, on July 20, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib sent the cases to trial courts, noting that the accused had failed to appear despite repeated court orders.

On July 1, the court had ordered a gazette notification summoning 100 accused, including Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

The ACC lodged the six cases between January 12 and 14, 2025, and submitted charge-sheets in all of them on March 10.

According to case documents, ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin filed the first case on January 14 against eight accused, including Hasina, over the allocation of a 10-katha plot in Purbachal. A charge-sheet was later submitted against 12 people in this case.

On the same day, ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan filed a second case against 15 accused, including Hasina and Joy; the charge-sheet listed 17 accused.

On January 13, Salahuddin filed another case against 15 people, including Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Radwan Mujib, Tulip Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq. The charge-sheet named 17 accused.

Another case filed the same day accused 16 people, including Hasina, Tulip Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq; the charge-sheet listed 18 accused.

Additionally, a case was filed against Radwan Mujib and 15 others, with the charge-sheet naming 18 accused, reports BSS. 

On January 12, ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya filed a case against 16 people, including Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul. The charge-sheet named 18 accused.