A Bangladesh court has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in prison for her involvement in a corruption case related to the Purbachal plot scam. Her niece, British Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq, received a four-year jail term in the same case. The court also handed seven-year jail sentences to Hasina’s nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq and another niece, Azmina Siddiq, in one of the cases.
Hasina, along with her three family members and 12 other accused, were given 10 years’ imprisonment each, while one individual received a two-year jail term in the two cases. Additionally, five others were sentenced to five-year prison terms in one of the cases, as reported by Bangladesh’s leading newspaper, The Daily Star. Fines of Bangladeshi taka one lakh each were imposed on 22 accused, including Hasina, with an additional six months of imprisonment in case of non-payment.
Earlier, on December 1, 2025, a Dhaka court had sentenced Hasina to five years in prison for irregularities in plot allocation under the Purbachal project. In the same case, Hasina’s sister Sheikh Rehana received a seven-year sentence, while Tulip Siddiq was given a two-year imprisonment term. Hasina had also been sentenced to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on November 27 of the previous year.
Following the recent verdict, Hasina and her family members refuted the corruption allegations, labeling them as “malicious, politically motivated, and lacking proper foundation.” They denied all charges of corruption, attributing the accusations to the political motives of their opponents. In a statement released on Awami League’s official social media platform, they criticized the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, stating that innocent family members not involved in politics were being unjustly implicated.
