The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed charge sheets against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, several family members, former State Minister Sharif Ahmed, former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Salahuddin, and 14 officials from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. The charges involve allegations of misuse of power to allocate 60 Kathas of land in Purbachal.
On Monday (March 10), the charge sheets were submitted to the court after receiving approval from the ACC headquarters.
The cases were initially filed on January 12, 13, and 14, with former State Minister Sharif Ahmed and former Principal Secretary Salauddin newly added to the charge sheets.
The ACC alleges that Sheikh Hasina misused special government authority for political gain, illegally allocating six plots—every 10 Kathas—in the diplomatic zone of Road 203, Sector 27 of the Purbachal New Town Project. These plots were allegedly assigned to herself, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and her niece Azmina Siddiq Rupanti, in collusion with senior officials of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK).
The charges have been filed under various sections of the Penal Code, 1860 (161, 163, 164, 409, and 109) and section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
The accused members of the Sheikh family include:
- Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
- Her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy
- Her daughter Saima Wazed Putul
- Her sister Sheikh Rehana
- Her niece and British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq
- Her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq
- Her niece Azmina Siddiq
- Government Officials Named in the Case
Additionally, 14 officials from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works have been charged:
- Secretary Md Shahid Ullah Khondaker
- Additional Secretary (Administration) Kazi Wazhi Uddin
- Administrative Officer Md Saiful Islam Sarkar
- Senior Assistant Secretary Purabi Goldar
- Former RAJUK Chairman Md Anisur Rahman Mia
- Former Member (Estate & Land) Mohammad Khurshid Alam
- Member (Administration & Finance) Kabir Al Asad
- Member (Development Control) Tanmoy Das
- Member (Estate & Land) Md Nurul Islam
- Former Member (Planning) Mohammad Nasir Uddin
- Former Member Major (Engineer) Samsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury (Retd.)
- Director (Estate & Land-2) Sheikh Shahinul Islam
- Deputy Director Md Hafizur Rahman
- Deputy Director Habibur Rahman
On December 27, the ACC announced its decision to investigate Sheikh Hasina and six of her family members regarding the alleged irregularities in Purbachal plot allocations.
Earlier on December 22, 2024, the ACC launched an investigation into allegations of laundering $300 million (30,000 crore BDT) abroad involving Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Before that, a five-member probe team was formed to investigate corruption allegations totalling 800 billion BDT related to various projects linked to Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana’s family. The same team was later assigned to investigate the $300 million money laundering case.
All these allegations remain under investigation.
