Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court's verdict in the Purbachal plot graft case involving Sheikh Rehana made headlines not only in Bangladesh but also across major international news outlets.

The court handed UK MP Tulip Siddiq a two-year prison sentence in absentia on Monday, while her mother Rehana received seven years and her aunt, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was given a five-year term.

British media treated the ruling as a major development, particularly against the backdrop of Tulip recently losing her ministerial post in the UK after facing allegations linked to family corruption.

BBC, Reuters and others highlighted 43-year-old Labour leader's sentence.

Prosecutors accused Tulip of using her influence to help her mother obtai...