Sheikh Hasina and Family Members Sentenced in Bangladesh Corruption Case: Former PM Receives 5-Year Prison Term

Dec 01, 2025 04:19 pm CST

Bangladesh court sentences former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 5 years in prison, her sister Sheikh Rehana to 7 years, and British MP Tulip Siddiq to 2 years in a corruption case involving the Purbachal New Town Project. The Awami League denounces the verdicts as politically motivated, claiming defendants lacked proper legal representation and were judged in absentia.