Bangladesh's Yunus asks UK to probe graft scandal of Sheikh Hasina's niece: Report
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Bangladesh's Yunus asks UK to probe graft scandal of Sheikh Hasina's niece: Report

India Today  

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called for an investigation into the properties of British minister Tulip Siddiq and her family, indicating that they may have acquired them through unlawful means during her aunt Sheikh Hasina's tenure as Bangladesh premier, reports said on Sunday. A day after publishing Yunus's interview, the British newspaper on Sunday carried another report titled " PM urged to sack Tulip Siddiq after Bangladesh leader's rebuke". Yunus's intervention came as a Sunday Times investigation found Siddiq spent years living in a Hampstead property bought by an offshore company named in the Panama Papers and connected to two Bangladeshi businessmen. Asked if it could apply to properties used by members of Hasina's family in London, Chief Adviser Yunus said, "Absolutely, it's about plain robbery.

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Bangladesh's Yunus asks UK to investigate graft scandal of Sheikh Hasina's niece
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Bangladesh's Yunus asks UK to investigate graft scandal of Sheikh Hasina's niece

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called for an investigation into the properties of British minister Tulip Siddiq and her family, indicating that they may have acquired them through unlawful means during her aunt Sheikh Hasina's tenure as Bangladesh premier, reports said on Sunday.In an interview with the Times newspaper, Yunus condemned the use of properties gifted to Siddiq and …

Tulip Siddiq: Bangladesh leader calls on UK minister to apologise amid corruption probe
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Tulip Siddiq: Bangladesh leader calls on UK minister to apologise amid corruption probe

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Keir Starmer faced fresh calls from the Tories on Saturday to sack Ms Siddiq …

Bangladesh anti-graft panel alleges Sheikh Hasina involved in corruption in nuclear plant
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Bangladesh anti-graft panel alleges Sheikh Hasina involved in corruption in nuclear plant

Hindustan Times  

An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has initiated an inquiry into allegations of corruption and embezzlement by former premier Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed related to the Rooppur nuclear power plant being built by Russian and Indian firms. The Anti-Corruption Commission said it has also begin another inquiry against Hasina, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, Tulip Siddiq, and Hasina’s sister …

Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family
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Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family

New Indian Express  

Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said Monday. A statement Monday from the commission said it had launched an inquiry into allegations that Hasina and family members had "embezzled $5 billion" from the Rooppur plant via "various …

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh corruption probe
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Labour minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh corruption probe

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. City minister Tulip Siddiq, has been accused of helping Sheikh Hasina, the recently ousted prime …

Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case
5 months ago

Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case

The Hindu  

Muhammad Yunus was on Sunday acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over the misappropriation of funds from the Grameen Telecom Workers and Employees Welfare Fund, three days after he took oath as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, according to a media report. Mr. Yunus, the 84-year-old economist, on Thursday took oath as the interim government's …

Bangladesh: Nobel Laureate Yunus Cleared In Graft Case, 2nd Acquittal Since Becoming Interim Govt's Chief Adviser
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Bangladesh: Nobel Laureate Yunus Cleared In Graft Case, 2nd Acquittal Since Becoming Interim Govt's Chief Adviser

ABP News  

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission, marking his second acquittal within a week. The acquittal comes three days after Professor Yunus assumed office as the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, succeeding former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned following a student-led mass upsurge on August 5. Just a …

Sheikh Hasina has turned Bangladesh into one-party state, says Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus
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Sheikh Hasina has turned Bangladesh into one-party state, says Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bangladesh has become a "one-party …

Explained | Why are cases against Mohammad Yunus drawing attention?
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Explained | Why are cases against Mohammad Yunus drawing attention?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In May this year, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against several members of the board of directors of Grameen Telecom, that included Nobel laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus, over allegations that the board was involved in misusing funds from the workers. In the backdrop of a slew of official investigations by the Sheikh Hasina government, an …

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