Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Days after the International Crimes Tribunal handed down a death sentence to former deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a separate war crimes case, a Dhaka court has set 27 November for delivering verdicts in three long-running corruption cases linked to alleged irregularities in the Purbachal New Town Project's plot allocations.

Judge Md Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 fixed the date on Sunday after both prosecution and defence completed their arguments. The cases involve Sheikh Hasina; her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy; her daughter, Saima Wazed Putul; and 44 other former government officials, political associates, and Rajuk members.

Confirming the development, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutor...