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DHAKA, Nov 06, 2025 (BSS) - A Dhaka court today adjourned until November 10 the hearings of three cases filed against 47 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, over alleged irregularities in RAJUK plot allocations.
Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun passed the order as the defence failed to complete the cross-examination of the investigation officers in two of the cases.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya, the investigation officer (IO) in the case against 12 accused, including Hasina, and ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan, IO in the case against 17 accused, including Hasina and Joy, were cross-examined by the defence today.
However, the cross-examinations could not be completed within the court session.
Afnan Jannat Keya, who is also investigating the case against 18 accused, including Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul, was scheduled to testify in that case today, but could not do so as the proceedings of the other two cases continued throughout the day.
So far, a total of 79 prosecution witnesses have testified in the three cases.
Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 had framed charges in three of the six cases and issued arrest warrants against the accused on July 31. On the same day, the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 framed charges in the remaining three cases.
Earlier, on July 20, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib sent the cases to trial courts, noting that the accused had failed to appear despite repeated court orders.
On July 1, the court had ordered a gazette notification summoning 100 accused, including Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
The ACC lodged the six cases between January 12 and 14, 2025, and submitted charge-sheets in all of them on March 10.
According to case documents, ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin filed the first case on January 14 against eight accused, including Hasina, over the allocation of a 10-katha plot in Purbachal. A charge-sheet was later submitted against 12 people in this case.
On the same day, ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan filed a second case against 15 accused, including Hasina and Joy; the charge-sheet listed 17 accused.
On January 13, Salahuddin filed another case against 15 people, including Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Radwan Mujib, Tulip Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq. The charge-sheet named 17 accused.
Another case filed the same day accused 16 people, including Hasina, Tulip Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq; the charge-sheet listed 18 accused.
Additionally, a case was filed against Radwan Mujib and 15 others, with the charge-sheet naming 18 accused.
On January 12, ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya filed a case against 16 people, including Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul. The charge-sheet named 18 accused.
