Dhaka, April 15 -- A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 16 others in two cases case over corruption involving plot allocation in Dhaka's Purbachal New Town Project.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Zakir Hossain Ghalib issued the warrants after reviewing the chargesheet filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday.

Arrest warrants have also been issued against Ministry of Housing and Public Works Administrative Officer Saiful Islam Sarkar, senior assistant secretary Purabi Goldar, Additional Secretary (Administration) Kazi Wasi Uddin and Secretary Md Shahid Ullah Khandaker, PAA of former RAJUK chairman Anisur Rahman Miah, former member (estate and...