DHAKA: A courtroom in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday (Dec 1) sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 5 years in jail and her niece, British Labour Celebration lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to 2 years in jail for corruption involving a authorities land venture.
Rabiul Alam, the choose of Dhaka’s Particular Choose’s Court docket, stated Hasina misused her energy as prime minister whereas Siddiq was responsible of corruptly influencing her aunt in serving to her mom get a bit of land in a authorities venture.
Siddiq’s mom, Sheikh Rehana, was given seven years in jail and was thought-about the prime participant within the case.
It concerned the Purbachal New City venture in a suburb of Dhaka.
Hasina has been in exile in India since she was ousted by a mass rebellion final 12 months.
The trial and others towards her have been carried out in absentia.
