Indictment hearing in Tulip's Gulshan flat scam case on May 6

A Dhaka court has set May 6 for a charge-framing hearing in a case filed against Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former assistant legal adviser of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Sardar Mosharraf Hossain for allegedly acquiring a flat illegally from a private developer in the capital's Gulshan-2 area, report agencies.

Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 passed the order on Thursday.

Earlier on April 8, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz had set on Thursday for a hearing on charge framing and transferred the case to the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 for further proceedings.

The court issued the order after receiving a published gazette notice summoning the two accused. Earlier, on March 8, the court had ordered authorities to publish the gazette notice.

The court also issued arrest warrants against Tulip Siddiq and Sardar Mosharraf Hossain on February 18. Police later submitted a report stating that they had failed to arrest the accused.

Following this, the court passed the latest order and fixed March 29 for submission of a progress report.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case on April 15, 2025, against Tulip Siddiq, Mosharraf Hossain and his colleague Shah Md Khasruzzaman for allegedly taking the flat from Eastern Housing Limited.