The Dhaka Special Court in Bangladesh sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to ten years in prison on two corruption indictments.

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged

Court sentenced deposed Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in land allocations.

Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported