"A Bangladesh court handed down jail sentences to exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, on corruption charges. The court in Dhaka on Monday sentenced Hasina to 10 years after she was accused by the country's corruption watchdog of illegally securing property in a government land project near the capital for herself and family members."
"Judge Mohammed Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge's Court-4 also sentenced Siddiq, a lawmaker for the United Kingdom's governing Labour Party, to four years in prison in connection with the alleged land grab. Siddiq's siblings, Azmina and Radwan Mujib, each received seven-year sentences for their involvement in the case. The Bangladesh military called on police in London to arrest and hand over the fugitive Tulip and her wanted family members to the Bangladesh Law Enforcement agencies immediately."
"The prosecution said Siddiq influenced her aunt to help her mother Sheikh Rehana, Hasina's sister and two siblings acquire a plot in the government project in Dhaka. Siddiq dismissed the allegations as a politically motivated smear. Hasina was previously convicted in four other cases over corruption in the project as charges of misusing power pile up against her following 15 years in power."
Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to 10 years in jail for allegedly illegally securing property in a government land project near Dhaka. Tulip Siddiq received a four-year prison term connected to the same alleged land grab, while her siblings were each given seven-year sentences. Hasina has been in exile in India since a 2024 student-led uprising ousted her after 15 years in power and she faces a death sentence in absentia on crimes against humanity charges related to a deadly crackdown. The Bangladesh military urged London police to arrest Tulip and hand over wanted family members. Both Hasina and Siddiq deny the allegations.
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