Court issues arrest warrant against Putul through Interpol

A court in Dhaka has asked authorities concerned to issue a warrant through Interpol to arrest ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Putul in a case filed over anomalies in the allocation of plots

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain delivered the order on Sunday. The court gave the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), local news portals said.

According to bdnews24.com, police failed to submit the arrest report on Sunday for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana’s son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, daughters British MP Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddique Ruponti, along with 17 others, in three separate cases related to ‘abuse of power’ involving the allocation of Rajuk plots.

The court has fixed May 12 for submission of the report, said Aminul Islam, assistant director of the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) prosecution wing.

On April 13, the court issued arrest warrants against the accused as they remained absconding, setting April 27 for the submission of the arrest report.

Among the three cases, Rehana was named the prime accused in one, Bobby in another, and Azmira in the third.

Tulip and Hasina were named as accomplices.

Earlier, on April 10, arrest warrants were issued against Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and 16 others in another ACC case over irregularities in Purbachal plot allocation.

In two more cases filed on April 15 over anomalies in the allocation of plots in the Purbachal New Town Project, arrest warrants were issued against Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 27 others.

On Jan 13, the ACC’s Deputy Director Salahuddin filed a case against Rehana for allegedly abusing power and obtaining a 10-katha (.06 hectares) plot in the Purbachal project.

The case named Tulip, Hasina and 13 others.