Verdict on 27 November for Puthul and 17 Others in ACC Case

The court has set 27 November as the date for delivering the verdict in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged fraud in the allocation of residential plots. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter, Saima Wazed Puthul, are among the 18 accused facing judgement.

The date was fixed on Sunday (23 November) by Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5, after the completion of closing arguments in the case.

Other notable accused in the case include Sheikh Rehana and her daughter, British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, as well as her younger daughter Azmyna Siddiq Ruponty and son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby.

Among government officials, the list of defendants includes Shahid Ullah Khandaker, Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works; Additional Secretary (Administration) Kazi Wasi Uddin; Administrative Officer Saiful Islam Sarker; Senior Assistant Secretary Purabi Goldar; former RAJUK Chairman Anisur Rahman Miah; former Member (Estate and Land) Mohammad Khurshid Alam; Member (Administration and Finance) Kabir Al Asad; Member (Development Control) Tanmay Das; Member (Estate and Land) Nurul Islam; former Member (Planning) Mohammad Nasir Uddin; former Member Samsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury; Director (Estate and Land-2) Sheikh Shahinul Islam; Deputy Director Hafizur Rahman; and Habibur Rahman.

In addition, former State Minister Sharif Ahmed and the former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Salauddin, have also been named as accused in the case.