Court order to publish gazette for Hasina, 11 others 

A Dhaka court has ordered the publication of a gazette notification summoning ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others over the alleged illegal allocation of a 10-katha government plot in the Purbachal New Town Project.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Tuesday and set July 1 for submitting a report on the matter.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam confirmed the matter.

According to the ACC, the case was filed on January 14, 2025, by ACC Deputy Director Salahuddin, accusing the former premier and seven others of misusing power to secure a 10-katha plot in the Purbachal project.

Following investigation, ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya submitted a charge sheet on March 10, adding four more accused, bringing the total to 12.

The accused are-- Sheikh Hasina, former Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Purobi Goldar, former personal assistant to the then RAJUK Chairman Md Anisur Rahman Miah, its deputy director Nayeb Ali Sharif, former RAJUK members Shafiul Haque, Khurshid Alam, Md Nasir Uddin and Major (Retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed, its Secretaries Kazi Wasi Uddin and Shahid Ullah Khandaker and administrative officer of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Md Saiful Islam Sarkar.