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Hasina acquitted in graft case

Dhaka: A day before being sworn in as Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina was acquitted by a Dhaka court in a graft case instituted against her by the outgoing caretaker government.

The businessman who had filed the complaint indicated that he had been pressured and that the “incident was undesired and unexpected for me”.

This is the second such case. Azam Chowdhury, another businessman, had also lodged a complaint of extortion, but insisted that he had not mentioned her name. It was added to the charge sheet later.

Sheikh Hasina had six cases against her, including a murder charge.

Both Sheikh Hasina and her political rival, Begum Khaleda Zia, were charged with corruption and were jailed for several months. They had denied the charges, saying these were “politically motivated” — IANS

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