The family reportedly took possession of the plots in 2022, after which the matter was classified as highly confidential

TDS Desk:

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India, had secretly secured plots for herself and the members of her family in the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) Purbachal New Town Project.

Her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter, Saima Wazed Putul, along with Hasina’s younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, and her two children reportedly received up to 10 katha of land each.

The family reportedly took possession of a total of 60 katha plots in 2022, after which the matter was classified as highly confidential.

Following Hasina’s removal from power, it was alleged that files concerning plot allocations were removed from Rajuk’s records section and concealed elsewhere. Rumors circulated that the files were hidden in the chairman’s drawer, sparking discontent within the organization.

Recently, after demands from officials and staff, six related files were returned to the records room.

Until her ouster, these issues had remained undisclosed to the public.

According to the final allocation letter signed by Naib Ali Sharif, deputy director (Estate and Land-3) of Rajuk, the price for a one-katha plot was set at Tk3 lakh per katha, totaling Tk30 lakh for a 10-katha plot.

Sheikh Hasina took plot No-9 on Road No-203 in Sector-27 of the proposed diplomatic zone within the Purbachal project. The allocation letter in her name was issued on August 3, 2022.

In addition to Hasina, her son Joy and daughter Saima also received 10-katha plots. Their plot numbers are 015 and 017, respectively.

Joy’s plot allocation letter was issued on October 24, 2022, with the ownership registration completed on November 10.

For Saima Wazed, the plot allocation letter was issued on November 2, 2022, and signed by Habibur Rahman, the then deputy director of the Estate and Land-3 branch of Rajuk.

Sheikh Rehana, Hasina’s younger sister, and her children also received 10-katha plots in the Purbachal project. Their plots were allocated in the same area on Road 203, Sector 27.

Sheikh Rehana’s plot number is 013, her son Radwan Mujib Siddiq’s plot number is 011, and her daughter Azmina Siddiq Rupanti’s plot number is 019.

A Rajuk official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the media that after Sheikh Hasina’s regime fell, the files related to the plots for her and her family members were removed from the record room.

The plots are situated in the most exclusive area of the project, specifically within the proposed diplomatic zone. They are enclosed by high boundary walls.

On August 5, former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina left the country amid a mass uprising centred on the anti-quota movement, which later evolved into a one-point demand for the ouster of the country’s longest-serving head of government.