Dhaka, April 10 -- A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and 16 others in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over corruption in Purbachal plot allocation.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Ghalib took cognisance of the chargesheet submitted by the ACC and issued the warrants on Thursday.

The other accused in the case are Ministry of Housing and Public Works Administrative Officer Md Saiful Islam Sarkar, Senior Assistant Secretary Purabi Goldar, Additional Secretary (Administration) Kazi Wasi Uddin, Secretary Md Shahid Ullah Khandaker, former chairman of RAJUK (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, or Capital Development Authori...