Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. File Photo

DHAKA, Sept 17, 2025 (BSS)- A court here today recorded the depositions of 10 prosecution witnesses against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 46 others in three separate plot scam cases of Purbachal new town project.

Judge of the Special Court-5 of Dhaka Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun recoded the depositions in connection with the three cases filed under the anti corruption act, said Public Prosecutor (PP) of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Mir Ahmmed Ali Salam.

The court also fixed next date of the case on September 30 for recording depositions of other witnesses, the ACC PP added.

Three prosecution witnesses gave depositions in the case filed against 12 persons including Sheikh Hasina. 

Four prosecution witnesses gave their statements in the case against 17 people including Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajib Wazed Joy.

Three prosecution witnesses gave depositions against 18 persons including Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul.

The prosecution witnesses who submitted their statements are- Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hussain, senior officer of the Sonali Bank, Ganobhaban branch Riyad Mahmud, personal officer of the Chief Adviser’s office Mohammad Osman Gani and accounts assistant of Dhaka South City Corporation Nayem Hossain Khan.

ACC Deputy Director Salah Uddin filed the case against eight people including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 14 on charge of taking a plot of 10 katha land in Purbachal new town project by misusing power. 

ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya after investigation submitted charge sheet of the case against 12 persons including Sheikh Hasina on March 10 last.

ACC Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hassan on January 14 filed a case against 15 people including Sheikh Hasina for allocating a 10-katha plot for her son Sajib Wazed Joy by misusing power. He submitted the charge sheet of the case against 17 people on March 10 after investigation.

ACC Assistant Director Afnan Janna Keya on January 12 filed a case against 16 people including Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul for allocating a 10-katha plot for her daughter in Purbachal project by misusing power. After investigation she submitted charge sheet against 18 people including Sheikh Hasina and Putul on March 10. 

The officials who were implicated in the cases are former state minister for housing and public works ministry Sharif Ahmed, former secretaries of the public works ministry Kazi Wasi Uddin and Shahid Ullah Khandkar, former Rajdhani Unnayan Katripokkhha (RAJUK) Anisur Rahman Miah, senior assistant secretary of the housing and public works ministry Purabi Golder, former members of Rajuk Shafi ul-Haque, Khurshid Alam, Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Major Samsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury (retd), Tanmoy Das and Nurul Islam, deputy director of Rajuk Nayeb Ali Sharif, administrative officer of the public works ministry Saiful Islam Sarkar, RAJUK assistant director Majaharul Islam, director Kamrul Islam, former private secretary of the former prime minister Mohammad Salah Uddin, RAJUK director Sheikh Shahinul Islam and deputy directors Hafizur Rahman and Habibur Rahman. 

The same court on July 31 framed charges against the accused in connection with the cases filed against them.