[Dhaka Correspondent] Cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission against former prime minister Khaleda Zia, her sons Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman, her cabinet colleagues Moudud Ahmed and Nazmul Huda and Nazmul’s wife Sigma Huda were challenged in the High Court Thursday. Six writ petitions challenging the cases were filed that would be heard one after…
[Dhaka Correspondent] BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain Thursday said holding a free and fair election and restoration of democracy will be impossible with leading politicians behind the bars. “People suspect ploys in holding of elections without the two main leaders. Nothing can be anticipated over the polls at this moment but it seems that…
Photo: September 27, Front Page, New Age. [Mashuqur Rahman, USA.] On Wednesday, Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) released its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2007. The Daily Star newspaper in Bangladesh announced the news with the headline “Bangladesh improves on its graft image: Climbs up to 7th position from bottom of TI’s corruption index.” Indeed Bangladesh this…
[Dhaka Correspondent] The National Coordination Committee Against Corruption and Serious Crimes (NCC) will meet in its office in the army headquarters Thursday to finalize the list of corruption suspects and evaluate the progress in the activities of the anti-graft task forces. The final list is being prepared by the anti-graft committee “based on the gravity…
[Dhaka Correspondent] The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Wednesday sued the eldest son of former prime minister, Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman, his wife Zubaida Rahman and mother-in-law Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu on charges of concealing information on their assets. They will face charges of illegally earning Taka 4.82 crore and suppressing information on illegally acquired assets…
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