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The Commission filed cases against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia regarding graft at the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust. [19]The Commission filed cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and eight others on 7 May 2008 for awarding a gas exploration and extraction deal to Niko Resources through corruption and abuse of power.
Mohammad Tajul Islam (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ তাজুল ইসলাম) is a Bangladeshi lawyer at the Bangladesh Supreme Court, [1] currently serving as the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, [2] which was established to prosecute crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.
A court in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son and heir apparent on Wednesday to nine years in prison after finding the opposition leader guilty in a corruption case filed ...
In 1973 the newly independent government of Bangladesh passed a law, the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act (ICT Act 1973), to authorise the investigation and prosecution of the persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other crimes under international law committed in 1971. The act was a complete in itself.
Bangladesh’s official anti-graft watchdog Anti-corruption Commission on Thursday questioned Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, involving charges of money laundering ...
Corruption allegations and convictions against top leaders of ousted governments are not new in Bangladesh. Hasina's main predecessor as prime minister, Khaleda Zia faced similar charges, which ...
[6] [7] The Anti Corruption Commission chairman has admitted that corruption is rampant in Bangladesh. [8] Like many other developing and emerging countries, corruption is a part of life in Bangladesh. Regular citizens routinely pay bribes for basic services and to skip queues, and officials rely on bribes to make a living.
In May 2008, the Anti-corruption Commission of Bangladesh indicted Nizami in the GATCO Corruption case, in which he along with several other politicians were alleged to have illegally granted a container-depot contract to the local firm GATCO. [29] A warrant was issued to arrest Nizami along with 12 others on 15 May 2008.