Bangladesh court sentences ousted PM Hasina to 21 years in jail in 3 corruption cases
The judge pronounced the judgment in the absence of the convict, as she is yet to be arrested
Sheikh Hasina News: A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years of imprisonment in three corruption cases, News Agency PTI reported, citing local media reports.
According to the PTI Report, the three cases were lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating plots in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol, the state-run BSS news agency said.
The judge pronounced the judgment in the absence of the convict, as she is yet to be arrested and was tried in absentia. Hasina was sentenced to seven years in each case, totalling 21 years in prison.
"The plot was allotted to Sheikh Hasina without any application and in a manner that exceeded the legally authorised jurisdiction," the court observed in its judgment.
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