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10 Kg Gold Seized From Sheikh Hasina's Bank Lockers: Official
Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of gold worth about $1.3 million from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said on Wednesday.
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Ex-Bangladesh Chief Justice Arrested Amid Crackdown On Hasina-Era Officials
Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested the country's former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) Police picked him up from his Dhanmondi residence around 8:00 am today.
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Sheikh Hasina Faces New Arrest Warrant In Bangladesh In Corruption Case
A court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, and 50 others in connection with the alleged illegal acquisition of land by abusing political power.
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Bangladesh's Top Court Acquits Khaleda Zia In Graft Case, Clears Way For Her To Run In Next Election
Bangladesh's Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last remaining corruption case against her, paving the way for the BNP Chairperson to contest elections.
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UK Minister Quits After Being Named In Probe Against Sheikh Hasina In Bangladesh
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the UK government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country's leader.
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Bangladesh Files Corruption Cases Against Hasina, Her Family, UK Minister
Bangladesh's anti-graft commission has filed cases against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, including a British government minister and a senior United Nations official, its chief said Monday.
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Bangladesh: Ousted PM Hasina's Son Denies Graft Allegations In Rooppur Nuclear Project
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as "completely bogus" and a "smear campaign".
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Ex-PM, Nobel Winner, Student Leader: Key Faces In New Bangladesh Government
Bangladesh Protest: A new "interim government" - to be advised, most likely, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus - is taking shape in crisis-hit Bangladesh following Sheikh Hasina resigning as Prime Minister.
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Shakib Al Hasan Made A Mistake, Cricket Board Will Stand By Him: Sheikh Hasina
Shakib Al Hasan was given a 2-year ban by the ICC, out of which one year has been suspended, for his failure to report corrupt approaches.
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Khaleda Zia's Jail Term In Corruption Case Doubled To 10 Years
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday doubled a jail term for imprisoned opposition leader Khaleda Zia from five to 10 years following a prosecution appeal. The decision came the day after Zia, 73, was ordered jailed for seven years in a separate case, piling pressure on the opposition ahead of a national election. The increased term was ordered over embez...
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 7 Years In Jail In Corruption Case
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to another seven years in prison on corruption charges that her supporters say are politically motivated. Zia, long a rival to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is already behind bars after being handed a five-year term in February on separate embezzlement ch...
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Bangladesh High Court Defers Judgement On Khaleda Zia's Bail Petition
Bangladesh's High Court deferred the judgement on imprisoned ex-prime minister and main opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia's bail petition, saying it would decide after receiving necessary papers from the lower court which has sentenced her.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Loses Fresh Bid to Stop Trials
Bangladesh Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia on Monday lost her latest attempt to halt trials on graft charges which could see her jailed for life if found guilty, her lawyer said.
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10 Kg Gold Seized From Sheikh Hasina's Bank Lockers: Official
Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of gold worth about $1.3 million from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said on Wednesday.
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Ex-Bangladesh Chief Justice Arrested Amid Crackdown On Hasina-Era Officials
Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested the country's former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) Police picked him up from his Dhanmondi residence around 8:00 am today.
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Sheikh Hasina Faces New Arrest Warrant In Bangladesh In Corruption Case
A court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, and 50 others in connection with the alleged illegal acquisition of land by abusing political power.
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Bangladesh's Top Court Acquits Khaleda Zia In Graft Case, Clears Way For Her To Run In Next Election
Bangladesh's Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last remaining corruption case against her, paving the way for the BNP Chairperson to contest elections.
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UK Minister Quits After Being Named In Probe Against Sheikh Hasina In Bangladesh
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the UK government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country's leader.
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Bangladesh Files Corruption Cases Against Hasina, Her Family, UK Minister
Bangladesh's anti-graft commission has filed cases against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, including a British government minister and a senior United Nations official, its chief said Monday.
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Bangladesh: Ousted PM Hasina's Son Denies Graft Allegations In Rooppur Nuclear Project
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as "completely bogus" and a "smear campaign".
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Ex-PM, Nobel Winner, Student Leader: Key Faces In New Bangladesh Government
Bangladesh Protest: A new "interim government" - to be advised, most likely, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus - is taking shape in crisis-hit Bangladesh following Sheikh Hasina resigning as Prime Minister.
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Shakib Al Hasan Made A Mistake, Cricket Board Will Stand By Him: Sheikh Hasina
Shakib Al Hasan was given a 2-year ban by the ICC, out of which one year has been suspended, for his failure to report corrupt approaches.
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Khaleda Zia's Jail Term In Corruption Case Doubled To 10 Years
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday doubled a jail term for imprisoned opposition leader Khaleda Zia from five to 10 years following a prosecution appeal. The decision came the day after Zia, 73, was ordered jailed for seven years in a separate case, piling pressure on the opposition ahead of a national election. The increased term was ordered over embez...
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 7 Years In Jail In Corruption Case
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to another seven years in prison on corruption charges that her supporters say are politically motivated. Zia, long a rival to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is already behind bars after being handed a five-year term in February on separate embezzlement ch...
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Bangladesh High Court Defers Judgement On Khaleda Zia's Bail Petition
Bangladesh's High Court deferred the judgement on imprisoned ex-prime minister and main opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia's bail petition, saying it would decide after receiving necessary papers from the lower court which has sentenced her.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Loses Fresh Bid to Stop Trials
Bangladesh Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia on Monday lost her latest attempt to halt trials on graft charges which could see her jailed for life if found guilty, her lawyer said.
