Tribune india, mar 29,2002
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020329/world.htm
3 more graft cases against Hasina
Dhaka, March 28
The Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAC) has filed three more graft cases against former Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, six ex-ministers of her Cabinet and five government officials.
The ministers charged with corruption are former Finance Minister Shah A.M.S. Kibria, former Industries Minister Tofail Ahmed, former Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury, former Education Minister A.H.S.K Sadique, former State Minister for Science and Technology Nooruddin Khan and former State Minister for Planning Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir.
In the latest corruption cases, Sheikh Hasina and the former ministers have been accused of embezzling Tk 21,57, 050 by appointing consultants for the Bangabandhu Novo Theatre, a planetarium, without inviting bids.
They have also been accused of embezzling Tk 4,52,65,646 in the purchase of equipment for the theatre by giving the contract to the second lowest bidder, Goto Optical Manufacturer of Japan, ignoring the lowest bidder.
The BAC filed the cases with the Tejgaon police station in Dhaka after getting approval from the Prime Minister’s Office. With these three cases, the number of graft cases filed against Sheikh Hasina stands at five. UNI
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