Bangladesh’s Corruption Verdict: A Cautionary Tale of Global Elites Shielding Themselves from Justice

Bangladesh has just witnessed a dramatic judicial reckoning as former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to 10 years in prison alongside her niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, who received four years for corruption tied to a government housing project. This verdict is not merely a national episode—it highlights the persistent problem of powerful political families leveraging their positions for personal gain while evading true accountability. The case centers on the Purbachal New Town Project near Dhaka, where Hasina and relatives allegedly secured plots illegally despite explicit government regulations. These convictions arrived amid intense political upheaval—Hasina’s party banned from upcoming...