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Article: Bangladesh government lists alleged corruption by predecessor
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- January 23, 2002
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Dateline: DHAKA, Bangladesh
The government on Wednesday released documents listing 40 cases of
alleged corruption, irregularities and abuse of power by former Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina and her colleagues.
The allegations including kickbacks in the purchase of eight MiG-29
fighter planes from Russia were contained in a 1,117-page White Paper.
"The white paper contains 40 cases of corruption, irregularities and
abuse of power by the past government," Haris Chowdhury, a political
aide of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, told reporters.
Chowdhury said some of the allegations are based on newspaper reports
during Hasina's 1996-2001 tenure.
In November, soon after ...