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After the fierce controversy of corruption in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has spoken of taking action. Those who are being prosecuted include Sheikh Hasina's former servant. According to a report, her servant has assets worth Rs 284 crore. Not only this, he also has a private helicopter which he uses to travel anywhere. Other accused include a former army chief, a former police chief, a senior tax officer and a state recruitment officer.
According to Bangladesh media reports, the servant of PM Sheikh Hasina who is being talked about is named Jahangir Alam. Whenever a guest came to Hasina's house, he used to give him water. In this regard, Sheikh Hasina has said that corruption is an old problem. These errors should be removed. We have ordered immediate action against the accused.
It will take 13000 years for a Bangladeshi to earn
It would take an average Bangladeshi more than 13,000 years to acquire the wealth of Sheikh Hasina's servant. According to the World Bank, Bangladesh, with a population of about 170 million people, has an average GDP per capita of $2,529 (Rs 2.11 lakh). Hasina did not reveal the servant's identity, but some Bangladeshi newspapers identified him as Jahangir Alam.
Sheikh Hasina is the target of the opposition
According to a report, the servant used his position in Hasina's office for 'lobbying, rigging tenders and bribery'. After the news of Hasina's servant's earnings spread rapidly on social media, opposition forces have also used it to attack her government. AKM Wahiduzzaman, spokesperson of Bangladesh's main opposition party BNP, said, 'If Sheikh Hasina's henchmen can earn so much, then you can imagine how much their boss must have earned. The most shocking thing is that no action was taken for his crime. He was simply removed from his post.
Senior officials under investigation
In May this year, several high-profile corruption scandals have brought the more than 15-year-long rule of Sheikh Hasina into the spotlight. The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation against former national police chief Benazir Ahmed. She is accused of owning assets worth crores of rupees. Ahmed was once considered close to Hasina. He denied the allegations. Top local newspapers have also leveled corruption allegations against Aziz Ahmed, the former army chief of the capital Dhaka. He has denied the allegations. The Anti-Corruption Commission has ordered the confiscation of assets and freezing of bank accounts of several top tax officials as they are accused of embezzling millions of dollars.