Dhaka, July 2 -- A Dhaka court has ordered public notices to be published in newspapers, summoning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members including Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Saima Wazed Putul, Sheikh Rehana, and British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, along with 17 other individuals to appear in court in connection with five corruption cases over irregularities in plot allocations.

The order was issued on Tuesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib, who also set 20 July as the next date for submitting a report on the matter.

According to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam, six cases relating to corruption in the allocation of plots by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) were ...