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| Bangladesh |
| Most graft convicts absconding abroad |
| 2008-08-21 |
| An ironic twist of fate after the 1/11 changeover has turned the powerful world of politicians upside down, no matter how horrible or painful the life has become for the people. Be in power or opposition, the politicians always remained powerful except for last few months when political bigwigs were either arrested on corruption charge or promptly went into hiding. A makeshift tea stall now represents the Gulshan residence of Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, former commerce minister of the four-party alliance government. One can buy snacks and groceries from the stall set up by a guard of Khasru, who is on the run since the government launched its massive anti-corruption drive in February 2007. His former cabinet colleague Shajahan Siraj could not even care about his domestic possessions. Khasru took away all the household stuffs through relatives, but ex-forest and environment minister Siraj just vanished from the scene, leaving everything behind under lock and key. |
| Posted by:Fred |