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Russia’s nuclear agency refutes allegations of corruption in Bangladesh power project
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia’s nuclear agency refutes allegations of corruption in Bangladesh power project

Hindustan Times  

Russia’s state-run nuclear agency on Tuesday refuted allegations of corruption and embezzlement by an anti-graft panel in Bangladesh related to an atomic power plant it is building in the South Asian country. Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission said on Monday it had begun an investigation into allegations that former premier Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed and her niece, UK treasury …

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Rooppur nuclear power project is for well-being of people of Bangladesh: Rosatom
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Rooppur nuclear power project is for well-being of people of Bangladesh: Rosatom

The Hindu  

Russian nuclear major Rosatom on Tuesday said the Bangladesh anti-graft commission’s remarks are “an attempt to discredit” the Rooppur nuclear power project. The statement from Rosatom came a day after the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh came out with a statement alleging that deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members including her niece the UK MP Tulip Siddiq laundered …

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Bangladesh launches $5 billion corruption probe against Sheikh Hasina, family
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh launches $5 billion corruption probe against Sheikh Hasina, family

India Today  

An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has launched an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family in connection with the allegations of embezzling USD 5 billion in the Rooppur nuclear power plant, according to a media report. There are accusations of embezzling USD 5 billion in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, the report added. The development came …

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Bangladesh anti-graft panel alleges Sheikh Hasina involved in corruption in nuclear plant
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

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 …

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Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

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 …

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Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has backed his most senior anti-corruption minister, after it was revealed she is being investigated over claims she and members of her family took bribes of up to £4 billion. City minister Tulip Siddiq – who is responsible for stamping out corruption in Britain's financial sector – is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement linked to a …

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Keir Starmer's corruption minister and her family are probed over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant
3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer's corruption minister and her family are probed over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

Daily Mail  

A Labour minister is being investigated over claims she and members of her family took bribes of up to £4 billion. City minister Tulip Siddiq – who is responsible for stamping out corruption in Britain’s financial sector – is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement linked to a nuclear power plant deal in her native Bangladesh. The senior Labour minister …

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Bangladesh receives first batch of Russian uranium for its debut nuclear plant
1 year, 3 months ago

Bangladesh receives first batch of Russian uranium for its debut nuclear plant

Firstpost  

Construction on the nuclear plant at Rooppur, a village on the banks of the Ganges river 175 kilometres west of the capital Dhaka, began in 2017 Bangladesh on Thursday received the first uranium delivery for its Russia-backed nuclear plant, a project aimed at bolstering its overstretched energy grid but complicated by sanctions on Moscow. Washington’s sanctions on key Russian firms …

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