B'desh court issues arrest warrant against Hasina, her sister Rehana, British MP Rizwana in graft cases
The Hindu
Arrest warrants issued against Sheikh Hasina, Rehana, Tulip Siddiq, and 50 others for land acquisition abuse in Bangladesh.
A court in Bangladesh on Sunday (April 13, 2025) issued arrest warrants against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, and 50 others in connection with the alleged illegal acquisition of land by abusing political power.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain passed the order after considering three separate chargesheets filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Judge Hossain fixed April 27 to review reports on the execution of the arrest orders, the newspaper quoted ACC Assistant Director (Prosecution) Aminul Islam as saying.
Citing court sources, Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo reported that the ACC recently submitted chargesheets to the court against 53 people in three separate cases on corruption charges in plot allocation.
As all 53 accused, including Hasina, were absconding, the court issued arrest warrants against them, the paper said.
On April 10, the same court issued arrest warrants against Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and 17 others in a separate corruption case related to Rajuk plot allotments.
Putul has been serving as the South East Asian regional director for the World Health Organisation (WHO) based in New Delhi since November 1, 2023.
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