Dhaka, Dec 1, 2025 (AFP) - Bangladesh court sentences former PM's sister, UK lawmaker

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A Bangladesh court sentenced Sheikh Rehana -- sister of former premier Sheikh Hasina -- to seven years in prison Monday for corruption in a case involving the grabbing of lucrative plots in the capital. Rehana's daughter Tulip Siddiq, who is a British lawmaker, was handed a two-year sentence in the same case, said Khan Mainul Hasan, prosecutor for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Hasina, who was given the death penalty for crimes against hum......

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