The prosecution in Bangladesh has sought life imprisonment for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and 44 others in three corruption cases related to the Purbachal New Town Project. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) accused them of abusing power to illegally obtain government plots in Dhaka’s Purbachal area. The verdict is scheduled for Thursday, November 27, to be delivered by Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-5. Prosecutors claim they have proven the charges through witness testimony and evidence. Hasina, Joy, and Putul have been absconding since the start of the trials, while one co-accused, former RAJUK member Khurshid Alam, remains in custody. The cases were filed in January, and charge sheets were submitted in March following investigations by ACC officials. The accused include several former government officials and a former state minister for housing and public works.