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Court allows ACC move to bring her back through Interpol alert
Published : 27 Apr 2025, 11:36 PM
A Dhaka court has approved a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to issue an Interpol warrant for Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over corruption allegations relating to a plot allocation in Purbachal.
Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib granted the order on Sunday after the ACC moved for permission to issue a red notice to bring Putul back to the country.
ACC lawyer Mir Ahmed Ali Salam said Putul already has an arrest warrant issued against her.
As she lives abroad, the ACC sought the court's permission to initiate an Interpol red notice, which has now been granted.
On Apr 10, the court issued arrest warrants against Hasina, Putul, and 16 others in the ACC case over alleged irregularities in Purbachal plot allocations.
The anti-graft watchdog’s spokesman Akhtarul Islam told bdnews24.com that there was an existing arrest warrant against Putul.
The ACC applied to have it reissued specifically for execution through Interpol, which the court approved.
“The date of May 4 was previously set for submission of a report on the execution of the warrant,” he said.
The ACC has launched six cases against Hasina and her family members, alleging abuse of power and irregularities in securing plots under Purbachal New Town Project of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK).
Among these, the court accepted the charge sheet in the case against Putul and her mother Hasina, leading to the issuance of arrest warrants.
In December, 2024, the ACC began its inquiry into allegations of irregularities and corruption involving the allocation of six plots in the Purbachal project to Hasina and her family members.
Subsequently, six cases were filed in phases. The case against Putul was filed on Jan 12.
According to the case statement, Putul concealed information that she or her family members already owned houses, flats, or housing facilities within RAJUK areas in Dhaka.
Despite this, she obtained allocation of Plot No. 17 on Road No. 203 in Sector 27 of the Purbachal New Town Project.
She subsequently secured actual possession and registered the plot.
The case statement also alleges that Hasina abused her power by influencing responsible government officials.
It said the accused colluded to benefit themselves and others unlawfully by securing a plot in Putul’s name, and bribery allegations have also been raised.
Following investigation, the ACC submitted the charge sheet on Mar 10, adding two more names to the original 16 accused, bringing the total to 18.
The ACC has also submitted charge sheets in the remaining five cases.
Hasina has been named an accused in all six cases.
Other family members listed as accused include her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, sister Sheikh Rehana, nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and nieces British MP Tulip Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti.
