Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to 21 Years Amid Deepening Bangladesh Political Crisis

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to a cumulative 21 years in jail across three corruption cases linked to irregular land allocation in the Purbachal New Town Project. Her children, Sajib Wajed Joy and Saima Wazed Putul, also received five-year terms. The verdict follows Hasina’s recent death sentence in a separate crimes-against-humanity case, intensifying Bangladesh’s ongoing political turmoil ahead of the February 2026 elections and reshaping the nation’s already tense political landscape.