The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday pressed charges against detained former premier Sheikh Hasina, detained former state minister for energy Prof Rafiqul Islam and seven others for awarding gas exploration and extraction deal to Canadian company Niko Resources through corruption and abuse of power.
The charge sheet also mentions that the work was given to Niko in an illegal way without floating tenders, allowing it to extract 1,794 billion cubic feet (bcf) gas from a reservation of 2,834 bcf, which caused the country a loss of almost 140 million Taka.
Amir Khasru has more on the story.
