A Dhaka special court has sentenced Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to five years in prison for irregularities in the allocation of a government plot in Purbachal. The verdict, delivered by Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5, also includes a fine of 100,000 taka. The case alleges that Sheikh Hasina misused her authority to obtain a plot by concealing information about another property owned by her husband, Wazed Miah, and by violating RAJUK regulations. Officials from RAJUK and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works were also accused of receiving financial benefits. Joy, along with Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, has been absconding since the beginning of the trial. The court set November 27 for the verdict after hearing arguments from both sides. In a related case, the verdict on Sheikh Rehana’s daughter Tulip Siddiq’s alleged plot corruption is scheduled for December 1.