Dhaka, April 15 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 27 others in two graft cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots in the capital's Purbachal New Town Project.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after taking into cognisance the charge sheets submitted by the ACC.

Purbachal plot: ACC files 2 more cases against Hasina, Joy

The court also fixed April 28 for submitting a report on whether the accused have been arrested.

Other accused in the cases include Saiful Islam Sarkar, administrative officer at the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Senior Assistant Secretary Purabi Goldar,...