A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years of imprisonment in three corruption cases filed by the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over the irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New City Project.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is against the death penalty imposed on Sheikh Hasina by a Bangladesh court, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
A Bangladesh court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against 18 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, in a case filed on allegations of corruption in a plot allotment under the Purbachal New Town project, local media reported.
In April this year, the High Court had accepted Khaleda's appeal, challenging a trial court verdict.
The BNP held a rally in Dhaka on Sunday, demanding Khaleda's release before the national election slated for December.
A court in Bangladesh on Thursday extended the bail of imprisoned ex-prime minister and main opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia…
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced five members of an extremist group to death for killing a Japanese national in…
