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White Paper II today

Frigate purchase, novo-theatre, Swadhinata Stambha, appointments on the list

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The second part of a white paper on alleged corruption, irregularities and abuse of office during the five-year rule of the Awami League comes out today.
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister Haris Chowdhury will formally release the white paper at a press briefing at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the afternoon, official sources said.
A special cell at the PMO headed by retired bureaucrat Mohammad Moniruzzaman has prepared the white paper.
The BNP-led coalition government published the first part of the white paper in two volumes on January 23, bringing some 40 allegations of graft, financial irregularities and abuse of power against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and many of her cabinet colleagues in previous Awami
League government.
According to the officials, the latest white paper includes some 20 allegations of corruption, irregularities and abuse of power.
Former premier Sheikh Hasina, former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, ex-labour minister MA Mannan, former law minister Abdul Matin Kashru, ex-environment and forest minister Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, ex-food minister Amir Hossain Amu and former LGRD minister Zillur Rahman along with a number of retired and serving civil and defence officials, businessmen have been charged with such allegations in the white paper.
Charges have been slapped on them in the purchase of the navy frigate, irregularities in the appointment of government employees through the Public Service Commission (PSC), irregularities in the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, the Bureau of Manpower,
Employment and Training (BMET); and finance, law and food ministries; corruption and irregularities in the allotment of industrial and commercial plots, and construction of Bangabandhu Novo Theatre and Swadhinata Stambha.
The "irregularities" in the purchase of Tk 550 crore much-talked about South Korean company Daewoo-built navy frigate feature prominently in the white paper. The former prime minister, the then defence secretary, navy officials and others have been accused in the purchase 'scam'. The white paper observes that purchase of the frigate was not necessary.
It also highlights the irregularities in the PSC in the 20th BCS batch recruitment and alleges that pro-AL Chhatra League leaders and activists were selected illegally.
PSC Chairman Prof. Mostafa Chowdhury and other officials have
been accused in this regard.
The government has also found irregularities and abuse of office in the Red Crescent Society in the allotment of its land to the private sector at Kakrail in the city. Charges have been brought against former chairman of the society Sheikh Kabir Hossain and others.
The special cell that prepared the white paper has found about a half a dozen of incidents of corruption and irregularities at the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) in the allotment of land, and in the use of funds by the former labour minister. The bureau allegedly allotted land to Borak Travels for the construction of a 24storied hotel in Gulshan violating the rules of procedures.
It found that the ex-finance minister by abusing his office exempted huge interests on the loan of Sharif Brothers owned by former AL MP Sharif Khasruzzaman and rescheduled loan up to 2009. 'Irregularities' have
also been identified regarding the promotion of general managers in different commercial banks.
The cell found irregularities regarding the appointment of officials and employees of the Employment Bank, appointment of sub-registers under the land ministry and that of marriage registers under the law ministry.
Charges of irregularities and abuse of office have been brought against former environment minister regarding appointments and promotions in the Department of Forest.
The white paper also alleges that the former LGRD minister allocated fund and wheat to the AL men violating rules. The cell also detected irregularities and corruption in the Food Department.
Charges of corruption and irregularities are also there in the construction of the Bangabandhu Novo Theatre at Bijoy Sarani and Swadhinata Stambha at Suhrawardi Udyan.