DHAKA: Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid has been sentenced to 5 years in prison in a corruption case.
According to Bangladeshi media, Sheikh Hasina’s sister has been sentenced to 7 years in prison, in addition to Sheikh Hasina’s niece and British MP Tulip Siddique has been sentenced to 2 years in prison.
According to Bangladeshi media, the other accused named in the corruption case were sentenced to 5.5 years in prison. The accused were accused of buying a plot in Dhaka’s diplomat area through influence.
Earlier, Sheikh Hasina has also been sentenced to death and 21 years in prison in two different cases.
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on the Mutiny in Bangladesh
On the other hand, the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the Mutiny in Bangladesh in 2009 came out.
According to the investigation commission, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the killing of military officers in the 2009 coup. 74 people, including dozens of senior military officers, were killed in the coup. Former MP Fazal Noor Taposh acted as the central coordinator.
According to the Bangladeshi investigation commission, the involvement of a foreign power was clearly evident in the investigation.
The head of the commission says that India was involved in destabilizing Bangladesh and weakening the army.
According to the news agency, Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus welcomed the commission report and said that the truth had come out through the investigation commission report.
