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Former Bangladesh PM faces graft charge over Russian defence deal.
(From Agence France Presse)
Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed and six other officials were charged with corruption in the purchase of Russian-made MiG-29 fighters.
The government Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAC) formally submitted the charge sheet accusing the seven of colluding to purchase eight MiG-29 fighter bombers from Russia in 1999, over alleged defence objections.
The purchase caused a loss of seven billion taka (123 million USD) to the national exchequer, a BAC official said.
Court officials said Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ayub had accepted the case and sent it for trial, though no date has been …
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