Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in two corruption cases. Her relatives also received jail terms. The verdict comes after trials linked to land allocation, amid ongoing legal action under Bangladesh's interim government.
A Dhaka court on Monday has sentenced Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 5 years imprisonment on corruption charges. The court also sentenced Sheikh Rehana, the younger sister of the former prime minister, to 7 years in prison in this case and Rehana's daughter, Tulip Siddi
Bangladesh's Awami League criticized UK PM Keir Starmer's planned meeting with interim Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus, calling it a threat to democracy. Yunus, on an official UK visit, faces backlash amid political controversy involving ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and British MP Tulip Siddiq,
Bangladesh's interim government is working to remove Saima Wazed, daughter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from her position as WHO Regional Director amid corruption investigations.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced another setback on Tuesday with the resignation of his anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq. Her departure came shortly after she was implicated in an embezzlement investigation in Bangladesh, according to a report by The New York Times.<