Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict today (Thursday) in three major corruption cases involving alleged irregularities in Rajuk plot allocations, with the Anti-Corruption Commission's public prosecutor expressing confidence that all 47 accused - including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul - will receive life imprisonment.

Public prosecutor Mir Ahammed Salam told reporters that the prosecution has been able to establish the allegations beyond reasonable doubt through a combination of witness testimony and documentary evidence. "We are expecting the maximum punishment, which is life imprisonment, for all the accused," he said, adding that the cases represe...