The ACC had previously accused Hasina and her daughter, Saima Wazed Putul, of receiving plot allocations through irregularities. The ACC filed three cases under the Corruption Prevention Act 1947 after it found evidence of "abuse of power" in the allocation of the plots. Earlier on Sunday, the ACC prosecuted Hasina and her daughter Putul for “hiding information and abusing authority” to allocate plots in Purbachal. According to the documents reviewed by the ACC, Hasina was granted a 10-katha (plot no. The allegations came under heightened scrutiny last year when the High Court formed a three-member committee to examine potential irregularities in the allocation of Purbachal plots to Hasina and six members of her family.

Source: bd News24 January 13, 2025 18:34 UTC