The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

A special court, trying high-profile corruption suspects, is scheduled to hear today charges on the barge-mounted power plant graft case against detained ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six others.

The charge hearing by the court was deferred five times in one month following time

petitions from both the defence and the prosecution lawyers.

The case was filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on September 2 last year with Tejgaon police station.

The complainant alleged that former PM Sheikh Hasina and six others through mutual understanding and using influence helped a foreign company and its local partners win a deal to set up a barge-mounted 100MW power plant in Khulna, depriving the lowest bidder.

According to the case statement, Awami League President Hasina received Tk 3 crore in kickback from the company who won the deal and the money was used for buying a house for the expansion of Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.