A Dhaka court set February 2 to deliver its verdict in a case against 18 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and her nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, over alleged irregularities in the allotment of a 10-katha plot in the RAJUK New Town Project.
Judge Rabiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 passed the order on Tuesday, January 13, as the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case today, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public prosecutor Mir Ahammed Salam told BSS.
The court on January 8 had set today for arguments in the case.
Earlier, on January 5, the court concluded recording testimonies in the case.
Investigation officer, ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya, had testified earlier that day as the last prosecution witness and was later cross-examined by the defence.
A total of 31 witnesses testified in the case.
The ACC filed the case against 16 people on January 13, 2025, and filed a chargesheet against them on March 10.
Source: BSS