BANGLADESH NEWS
The Finance Minister, AMA Muhith, has rubbished the World Bank claims on Padma bridge project corruption saying the evidence provided by the lender meant nothing to him.
"It's worth nothing," he said, "it's nothing, it's nothing."
The minister's remarks came on Saturday at a review of the 2013 budget proposals he placed in parliament on June 7. The Economic Reporters' Forum sponsored the event at the National Press Club.
In May, he said, the World Bank gave him names of some suspects with some evidence.
"This is character assassination," he said, referring to the recent media reports on alleged corruption in the Padma bridge project.
Muhith named two newspapers – Prothom Alo and The Daily Star – while criticising the media reporting on the alleged corruption.
"I have to have supportive evidence. Without the evidence, it would be foolish to make any comment that a particular person is guilty," Muhith said.
The government had already spent a good amount of money for acquisition of land and rehabilitation of displaced people, the minister pointed out, "and no allegation has been made by any organistaion including the World Bank".
"I sent the World Bank papers over to the Anti-Corruption Bureau and I am yet to get any report from them."
He asked the media to be cautious while reporting on this "sensitive" matter.
"It's worth nothing," he said, "it's nothing, it's nothing."
The minister's remarks came on Saturday at a review of the 2013 budget proposals he placed in parliament on June 7. The Economic Reporters' Forum sponsored the event at the National Press Club.
In May, he said, the World Bank gave him names of some suspects with some evidence.
"This is character assassination," he said, referring to the recent media reports on alleged corruption in the Padma bridge project.
Muhith named two newspapers – Prothom Alo and The Daily Star – while criticising the media reporting on the alleged corruption.
"I have to have supportive evidence. Without the evidence, it would be foolish to make any comment that a particular person is guilty," Muhith said.
The government had already spent a good amount of money for acquisition of land and rehabilitation of displaced people, the minister pointed out, "and no allegation has been made by any organistaion including the World Bank".
"I sent the World Bank papers over to the Anti-Corruption Bureau and I am yet to get any report from them."
He asked the media to be cautious while reporting on this "sensitive" matter.
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