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| Bangladesh |
| 8 lawmakers facing murder charges |
| 2014-04-21 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] At least eight incumbent politicians are accused of murders and 23 of their colleagues accused in other criminal cases, claims Shushashoner Jannoy Nagorik (Shujan). The House witnesses a dominance of businesspersons with half of the politicians representing them, according to a report of Shujan, a civil society organization working for establishing good governance. The report, which was prepared on the basis of affidavits of the politicians submitted before the January 5 national polls, was revealed at a presser at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity yesterday. "As in previous years, businesspersons and wealthy people have got a priority in the selection of candidates in this election," says the report. The report, however, does not identify the businesspersons or the accused among the politicians. Asked for the names, Shujan officials said they had prepared the report using a piece of software, which only showed the numbers. On educational qualifications, the report says 275 of the 350 politicians have graduated and only 15 did not pass the secondary level. The annual income of 55 politicians is above Tk 1 crore, while 17 earn less than Tk 2 lakh a year. At least 226 politicians and their relatives own property worth more than Tk 1 crore, it adds. Besides, 258 politicians pay taxes regularly and 31 of them pay more than Tk 10 lakh, says the report. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 they had prepared the report using a piece of software, which only showed the numbers. Sounds like a Obama excuse. Uses a lot of words, means nothing. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-04-21 16:40 |