Ahead of Bangladesh polls, former PM Hasina, relatives sentenced to prison terms after trial in absentia
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project. Only one of the 16 accused, Khurshid Alam, was tried in person and was present at the court as the verdict … Read more