Dhaka: Judgment in the high-profile cases involving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, along with 44 other accused, has been scheduled for November 27. The charges are related to alleged irregularities in plot allocations by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK).
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 announced the date after concluding arguments from both the prosecution and the defense. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public prosecutor Mir Ahammed Salam confirmed the development.
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 previously framed charges in three of the six cases and issued arrest warrants against the accused on July 31. Simultaneously, the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 framed charges in three additional cases. Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib had directed the cases to trial courts on July 20 after repeated court orders for the accused to appear were ignored.
The ACC initiated these six cases between January 12 and 14, 2025, and submitted charge-sheets on March 10. The first case was filed by ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin on January 14 against eight individuals, including Sheikh Hasina, concerning the allocation of a 10-katha plot in Purbachal, with a charge-sheet later naming 12 accused.
On the same day, ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan filed another case against 15 people, including Hasina and Joy, with a charge-sheet listing 17 accused. Salahuddin filed additional cases on January 13 against numerous individuals including Sheikh Rehana, Radwan Mujib, and Tulip Siddiq, with charge-sheets naming more accused than initially filed.
A separate case against Radwan Mujib and others received an 18-person charge-sheet. On January 12, ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya filed a case involving Saima Wazed Putul, among others, with the charge-sheet listing 18 accused.