Plaintiffs testify in three cases against Hasina over Rajuk plot scam
The Plaintiffs of three cases filed against 47 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project, have testified today.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Salahuddin, Assistant Directors Afnan Jannat Keya and SM Rashedul Hasan, the investigation officers of the three cases, submitted their depositions at Dhaka Special Judge Court-5.
Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, at the end of today’s proceedings, adjourned the hearing of the three cases till 26 August.
The court on 31 July framed charges in the cases. It also issued arrest warrants against the accused as they are still at large.
Apart from this court, Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 on the same day had framed charges in three more cases filed in this connection. It had fixed 13 August for starting to record the testimonies in the cases and issued arrest warrants against the accused.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib on 20 July forwarded the matters to the Special Judge Court as the cases were ready for trial. The court passed the order as the accused refrained from appearing before the court in spite of its order in this connection.
Earlier on 1 July, the court had ordered publication of a gazette notification summoning 100 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, in the cases.
The ACC filed the six cases from 12 to 14 January, 2025. The concerned investigation officers filed charge sheets on 10 March.
ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin filed one case against eight, including Sheikh Hasina, on 14 January for abusing power in allocating a 10-katha plot in the Purbachal New Town Project. Investigation officer and ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya on 10 March submitted the charge sheet against a total of 12 accused.
ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan filed the other case against 15, including Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, on the same day, in this connection. He submitted the charge sheet against 17 on 10 March.
ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin on 13 January, 2025, filed another case against 15 people, including Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and daughters - Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq - on charges of abusing power to obtain plots from RAJUK. The ACC later submitted the charge sheet against 17.
The anti-graft body on the same day filed another case against 16, including Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq. The ACC later submitted a charge sheet against 18.
It also filed another case against Radwan Mujib Siddiq and 15 others on 13 January. The anti-graft body later submitted a charge sheet against 18.
ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya, on 12 January, filed another case against 16 people, including Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul. The commission later filed a charge sheet against 18 in this case.