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B'desh unveils new list of graft suspects
Bangladesh authorities have drawn up a list of 80 graft suspects as part of the military-backed governments corruption crackdown, a report said Friday.Many on the list are from both main political parties - the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which held power until last October, and the Awami League. In addition to politicians, businessmen, bureaucrats and the son of the most recent finance minister, Saifur Rahman, are on the list, the state-run BSS news agency said. Other suspects include a former high court judge and the mayors of Dhaka and the southwestern city of Khulna, the report added. The governments anti-corruption campaign has already seen more than 150 high-profile suspects detained including the countrys two most recent prime ministers, Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina Wajed. It is the third list to be compiled since February. Posted by: Fred 2007-09-29 |
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