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Bangladesh Indicts Hasina on Corruption Charges |
2008-01-14 |
![]() Authorities said the court rejected a defense plea to drop the charges and decided there was sufficient evidence to indict her for extortion. The former prime minister is accused of taking $437 million from a businessman in 2000 while she was in power. Ms. Hasina has denied the charges. Bangladesh's military-backed government has detained at least 150 high-profile figures in a crackdown on political corruption. |
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