Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has voiced disappointment over the 21-year prison sentence handed to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in three corruption cases tied to irregularities in plot allocations under Rajuk's Purbachal New Town Project.
Prosecutors said the sentences fell short of what they had sought, and signaled that the commission may move to appeal.
Reacting to the verdict, state counsel for the ACC, Md Moinul Hasan, said: "We had expected the maximum punishment for Hasina and the others, but we did not get that. After discussions with the commission, we will decide whether to appeal."
Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 delivered the verdict at noon on Thursday. Hasina w...