A court has issued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Sheikh Rehana's daughter and former British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddique, her son Radwan Mujib Siddique and another daughter Azmina Siddique in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleging corruption in the allocation of plots by the Capital Development Authority (RAJUK).

On Sunday (April 13), the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the chargesheet filed by the ACC. The court has issued arrest warrants against the accused as they are absconding.


Earlier, on Thursday, the court issued arrest warrants against 18 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul.

The other accused for whom the warrant was issued are: Administrative Officer of the Ministry of National Housing and Public Works Md. Saiful Islam Sarkar, Senior Assistant Secretary Purabi Goldar, Additional Secretary Kazi Washi Uddin, Secretary Md. Shahid Ullah Khandaker, PA of former RAJUK chairman Md. Anisur Rahman Miah, former RAJUK members Md. Khurshid Alam, Kabir Al Asad, Tanmoy Das, Md. Nasir Uddin, Major (Eng.) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury (Retd.), Md. Nurul Islam, Director Sheikh Shahinul Islam, Deputy Director Md. Hafizur Rahman, Habibur Rahman, Md. Salah Uddin and Sharif Ahmed. The last two accused were found during the investigation.

It is learnt that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed eight separate charge sheets against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana's family members, former State Minister Sharif Ahmed, former Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Salahuddin and 14 officials of the Ministry of National Housing and Public Works after finding evidence of allocating 60 katha plots in Purbachal. The cases were filed against them on January 12, 13 and 14. The charges against the accused are that while they were the highest office bearers and public servants of the government, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family were allotted six plots in Sector 27, Road 203, Purbachal Housing Project for dishonest purposes despite not being eligible for the allocation. A case has been filed against the accused under Sections 161/163/164/409/109 of the Penal Code, 1860 and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.

After ruling the country for a decade and a half, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina left the post of Prime Minister on August 5 following a student-led uprising and took refuge in India. She has been there ever since.