A Dhaka court has started the formal trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul in three corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The cases involve alleged fraud in the allocation of 30 kathas of land in the Purbachal New Town Project. As the accused were absent, the court issued arrest warrants and set August 11 for witness testimony. Charges were framed against 12 to 18 individuals in the three cases.