Before her flight to India, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina had clandestinely obtained plots in the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) Purbachal New Town Project for herself and her family members.

It has been alleged that Hasina’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana and her two children acquired up to ten katha of land apiece, as did her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul.

After the family allegedly acquired 60 katha plots in total in 2022, the situation was deemed to be extremely secret.

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.

A massive rebellion centered on the anti-quota movement led by former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina eventually turned into a single demand for the removal of the nation’s longest-serving head of state on August 5.