Public prosecutor vows to appeal the verdict saying the government wants the maximum penalty.
Public prosecutor vows to appeal the verdict saying the government wants the maximum penalty.
By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies
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Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in separate corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government project, dealing another legal blow to the country’s former exiled leader.
Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in corruption cases
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Bangladesh court sentences former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years for corruption linked to a government housing project.
The former leader, who is in hiding in India after being ousted in 2024, said the verdict was politically motivated.
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