Bangladesh media is reporting that Former PM Sheikh Hasina will delay her return to Bangladesh - is it because of her schedule in London or perhaps the uncertainity of what will happen if she returns to Dhaka immediately?
The caretaker government did not completely let her off the hook yet when they withdrew a ban on her return to Bangladesh and annulled an arrest warrant on charges of Murder earlier this week.
On the contrary, they are scrutinizing her personal bank accounts which apparently have a balance of $425000.
Hasina claims that this money is donated by people around the world to ‘Bangabandhu memorial fund’ - a fund that is named after her assasinated Father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - one of the founding fathers of Bangladesh.
While that maybe true, it would have been proper to put it in a different type of account instead of a personal account.
So I believe Hasina has a lot of answering to do in regards to the source of this money. Potentially more trouble for her. On top of that, the CTG can conveniently reissue the arrest warrant against her once she is back in Bangladesh.
The other Begum - Former PM Khaleda Zia, apparently has 48 accounts.
I dont know why would anyone need that many accounts for personal finances but it seems while Khaleda may not be going for a permanent exile to Saudi Arabia, she may willingly prolong her visit there to avoid harassment at home.
This could also very well be her chance to smuggle out her younger son Arafat Rahman to safety in Saudi Arabaia.
So while politicans may be rather vocal lately after what many see as the fiasco by the Interim government of trying to exile the two ladies abroad, It has not necessarily weakened the interim government that much.
It still has much aresenal left in its disposal to go after the two ladies within the legal framework to sideline them in the Political picture of Bangladesh.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackHasina’s new claim is that she wants to clean up corruption. Has she forgotten that her government engineered the first stock market crash just after coming to power in 1996. And made Bangladesh the most corrupt nation in the world in June of 2001.
Have we forgotten how she mobilised the mob killing of 4 Jamat workers in public, actually in front of TV camera.
If her dad is the father of the nation she is the mother of terrorism and corruption.
Well said Zarif…
To comment of Hasibul’s statement, like it or not, CTG has lost their face and credibility by the ‘exile’ / ‘not letting in’ fiasco. I’ve all along said that, CTG would be best served it they cut off many different (other) heads and arms of these two ladies. They are nothing without these extra arms and faces. But the moment you try to cut the MAIN head and leave other heads and faces in place, it’s only a matter of time that they rise up to save the main head. After all we have a pretty good track rerecord of defeating any power by ‘RAJPATH’ politics. Once supporters (since they nothing else better to do) come out to the street (rajapth), nothing will stand. Unfortunately it’s the street violence politics (and not the parliamentary politics) that have always prevailed in Bangladesh.
Again, seize their bank account, ask for clarification of the deposits, but leave them alone. As they say… in any investigation keep following the money. It’ll always lead you to new discoveries. Make them powerless by putting in jail, under court of law that is, all of the top politicians of all parties, their financiers, corrupt govt officials, law enforcement (higher) officers, god fathers, anybody who accumulated surprising amount of wealth (w/o hitting any lottery or inventing something), and most of all of those bank officers who approved a loan by apprising a collateral 100 times than it’s real market value. Collect evidence, prosecute, convict, send them to jail and throw the keys away. Bank loan defaulters should not be charged if they were GIVEN chunk of money by the bank officials by manipulating banking laws and regulations. Good for the GM of house building finance corp who committed suicide because he couldn’t put 1 and 1 together in his book. I like to see more of such bankers committing suicides or coming forward to accept responsibility.
CTG should offer leniency in jail time if someone comes forward with their known fault of corruption and accept responsibility, where some form or fashion the state was affected. This way, CTG wouldn’t have to go throw the burden of proof and can immediately send them to a shorter jail sentence. I strongly feel that lot of these jailed person will come out being a better person.
My two cents…
One of the TWO bullet proof Mercedes Benz G500’s govt seized from Sheikh Hasina’s residence. The cars were priced at 200,000 British Pound sterling each. Just as an FYI Bangladesh’s per capita is around $500 US.
http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/26/d7072601108p.htm
Hasina’s son Joy, an unemployed, residing in this luxury mansion near Washington:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/homevalues/detail?txtKey=1619654&txtSearchType=PropertyDetail&selGeneralUse=RESIDENTIAL&return=1
Hasina ordered killing of Jamat supporters at her rally live TV footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LvDjppNH5U
Corruption charges against the lady who claims to be Daughter of Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation. When will they stop believing we are not HUMAN WORSHIPERS.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=98749&d=21&m=7&y=2007
One of Joy funded failed companies in the US, listed in US SEC filing by edgar.
http://sec.edgar-online.com/2004/04/01/0001144204-04-004202/Section19.asp
Can we hang these criminals? CTG doesn’t have the balls I guess….
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