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| Bangladesh nabs one more politician |
| 2007-02-08 |
| Another former Bangladeshi lawmaker has been arrested as part of the interim government’s massive graft crackdown, bringing the number of political leaders detained to 23, an official said Wednesday. “Joint forces on Tuesday arrested Ali Asgar Lobi, a former president of Bangladesh Cricket Control Board and a lawmaker of the previous Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government, from Dhaka,” said a police official on condition of anonymity. The detainees, who include nine former ministers, have links to both the outgoing BNP-led government and the main opposition Awami League. They have been arrested in raids by army, police and security forces since Sunday. So far 20 have appeared in court and been remanded for a month. The anti-corruption drive is part of the new interim government’s attempt to clean up political life in order to hold free and fair elections. |
| Posted by:Fred |