Five more testify against Hasina, family

Five more witnesses have testified in three cases filed against 53 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project, reports BSS.

The witnesses are Delwar Hossain and Shafiqul Islam, office assistants of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works; Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, tax inspector of the National Board of Revenue (NBR); Rezaul Haq, stenographer and computer operator and Abu Taher, notice server.

The five witnesses submitted their depositions at Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 on Thursday. After hearing their testimonies, Judge Robiul Islam adjourned the proceedings until September 21.

Earlier, three officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had testified in the cases on August 28. They are ACC Deputy Director Mahbubar Rahman and Assistant Directors Ashim Shil and Ullash Chowdhury.

On August 13, the plaintiffs of these cases -- ACC Deputy Director Salahuddin and Assistant Directors Afnan Jannat Keya and SM Rashedul Hasan-- submitted statements against Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Tulip Siddiq, Radwan Mujib Siddiq, Azmina Siddiq and others.

On August 11, the same three officials testified in three other identical cases against 47 people, including Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, before Dhaka Special Judge Court-5.