Dhaka, June 18 -- A Dhaka court has directed authorities to publish a gazette notification summoning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others to appear in court in connection with six corruption cases related to illegal plot allocations in Purbachal.

The order was issued on Tuesday by Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib. According to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam, the court has instructed that the gazette notification be issued by the BG Press and submitted by July 1. Once published, the court can proceed with the trial in Hasina's absence, and the cases will be ready for transfer to the trial stage.

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