June 06, 2026
British MP Tulip Siddiq stands accused in both cases, which are awaiting verdicts on Feb 2
The verdict in a case against Hasina’s niece Azmina Siddiq Ruponti will also be announced the same day
Media outlets like Reuters and BBC have highlighted the British MP’s trial in absentia
Rehana receives a 7-year jail term, Hasina gets five years and Tulip two years in prison
Additional police personnel are on duty in the area, along with a large deployment of the BGB
The judge questions why she would need such vast wealth as he handed down the sentences
Tulip's mother Sheikh Rehana and her aunt Sheikh Hasina are also listed as suspects
Court rejects the bail plea of the case’s only suspect in jail, Khurshid Alam