The new Bangladeshi government is continuing hardcore recriminations against ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina and her network, after they were turfed out of office in July this year. Hasina herself is still in hiding in India…
The government has briefed that the renewed Anti-Corruption Commission has started investigations into “embezzlement” by Hasina “and other members of her family.” Labour City Minister Tulip Siddiq, Hasina’s niece, is confirmed to be under investigation and is named in the Bangladeshi media:
“The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an inquiry into allegations of Tk80,000 crore embezzlement by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and other members of their families from different development projects initiated during the Awami League regime.
Of the amount, Tk59,000 crore has been reportedly embezzled from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project.
The other family members include Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Rehana’s daughter Tulip Siddiq.
ACC Director General MD Akhtar Hossain disclosed the matter while talking to reporters this afternoon (17 December).
Hasina, Rehana, Joy, Tulip, and others have been accused of embezzling Tk59,000 crore from the RNPP project.
Besides, Hasina is also accused of embezzling Tk21,000 crore from eight development projects of Ashrayan, BEZA and BEPZA through abuse of power, fraud, irregularities, and corruption.
Hasina resigned and fled to India with Rehana on 5 August in the face of a mass uprising led by students, which toppled the autocratic Awami League government led by her after 15 years of ruling.”
Siddiq hailed dictator Hasina as her “role model.“ Guido has contacted Tulip to ask whether she will cooperate with the Bangladeshi government’s probe…
UPDATE: Labour sources say the claims are “spurious” and that Siddiq has not been contacted.
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