The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed two separate cases against former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina and ten others accusing them of entering into deals with Canada-based Niko that inflicted enormous loss to the State.

Both the Prime Ministers and their aides were accused of signing the deal through abusing power.

ACC assistant director Mahbubul Alam filed the case with Tejgaon police station against Khaleda Zia, former ministers Barrister Moudud Ahmed, AKM Mosharraf Hossain, former secretary Khandaker Shahidul Islam and vice-president (South Asian Affairs) Niko Resources Bangladesh Limited Kashem Sharif.

They were accused of signing the illegal deal with Niko through corruption that inflicted a loss of Tk 10,000 crore to the State.

ACC deputy director MM Sabbir Hossain filed another case with Tejgaon police station against Sheikh Hasina, former State Minister for Power and Energy Rafiqul Islam, former principal secretary Dr SA Samad, former Power and Energy secretary Dr Tawfiq E Elahi Chowdhury, former Petro Bangla chairman Dr Mosharraf Hossain and Kashem Sharif of Niko.

They were accused of signing the corrupt and illegal deal with Niko that caused a loss of Tk 13630.50 crore to the national exchequer.