A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against 18 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, on charges of irregularities in plot allocation in Purbachal New Town.

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday issued arrest warrants against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her defence adviser Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, ex-IGP Benazir Ahmed, and eight others.