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Bangladesh
Public recordLast updated 7 Aug 2026
Saima Wazed Putul
A Sheikh-family member and public-health figure discussed through WHO leadership records and Bangladesh Purbachal plot proceedings.
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- Public identity
- Daughter of Sheikh Hasina
- Era
- 2009-2026
- Main area
- Bangladesh
- Organizations
- Sheikh family, World Health Organization, Shuchona Foundation
Aliases: Saima Wazed, Putul Wazed
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No allegation is presented as a court finding, and no relationship is presented as proof of wrongdoing.
Why this person is listed
Included because WHO records document her regional-director role and bdnews24/BSS reporting documents Purbachal plot proceedings, an Interpol-alert order, and a five-year sentence in a Purbachal plot graft case involving Hasina's children.
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Documented patterns
Reported themes: WHO regional leadership, autism and mental-health advocacy, Purbachal plot allocation, family-network case, Interpol-alert reporting, in-absentia sentence.
Public impact
The public-interest value is understanding how power in state institutions, policing, media, urban governance, or finance is discussed in records.
Historical legacy
WHO reported that Saima Wazed took charge as Regional Director for South-East Asia on 1 February 2024. Bangladesh reporting later documented ACC case filing, an Interpol-alert order, property-attachment reporting, and a five-year in-absentia sentence in Purbachal plot proceedings. These are presented as public role records, case/procedural reporting, and court-reported verdict status.
Next steps should model each claim, case, court order, response, or correction as a separate structured record.
Life, power and events timeline
Charge framing reported
The Daily Star reported charge-framing context in six ACC Purbachal plot-allocation cases.
Verdict reporting
bdnews24.com reported sentence context involving Sheikh Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and Saima Wazed Putul.
Convicted: A court has entered a conviction; check appeal status separately.
Cases and legal records
Structured sources
The others sentenced in the Purbachal plot graft cases against Hasina, her children
Reviewedbdnews24.com · 27 Nov 2025
Report that Sheikh Hasina was sentenced in three Purbachal plot cases and that Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Saima Wazed Putul received five-year sentences in separate cases.
Purbachal plots: Charges framed against Hasina, Joy, Putul
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 31 Jul 2025
Report that charges were framed in six Purbachal plot-allocation cases against Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Saima Wazed Putul, Tulip Siddiq, Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, Azmina Siddiq, and officials.
Recording of testimony against Rehana, Tulip, Azmina, Radwan begins
ReviewedProthom Alo · 14 Aug 2025
Report that testimony began in Purbachal plot-allocation corruption cases involving Sheikh Rehana, Tulip Siddiq, Azmina Siddiq, Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and related Hasina-family cases.
রাদওয়ান মুজিব সিদ্দিক ববি ও তার পরামর্শক পর্ষদ
ReviewedBonik Barta · 27 Aug 2024
Report on CRI and White Board roles, identifying Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby as a CRI trustee and White Board chief editor, and naming related Sheikh-family members in CRI/White Board roles.