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| Bangladesh |
| Chowdhury meets Hasina, discusses fate ... |
| 2009-01-22 |
| ... of anti-corruption purge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of necessary cooperation in continuing the anticorruption drive, which climbed its climax during the past interim regime throwing many high-profile graft suspects behind bars.(UNB) "The PM has assured us of providing all cooperation for continuation of the anti-graft drive," ACC Chairman Lieutenant General (Retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury told reporters after meeting with Hasina at her Secretariat office on Wednesday afternoon. During the anti-graft watchdog's maiden meeting with the newly elected Prime Minister, ACC commissioners Habibur Rahman and Abul Hasan Manjur Mannan accompanied the chairman. Apart from the PM, no one from the government side was present. Several cases have been filed by the ACC against Sheikh Hasina herself under the stormy action during the interim period. The ACC chairman told reporters that the Prime Minister was apprised of the ongoing activities of the Commission. He said there would always be challenges in fighting corruption and people do want the anti-graft drive to continue. "Through this meeting we could have been assured that we would get cooperation from the government in fighting corruption," Mashhud said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |