bdnews24.com, Dhaka

The Anticorruption Commission yesterday approved chargesheets against former prime ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina in separate Niko scam cases, an ACC official said. In a press briefing at the commission’s Segunbagicha office, ACC director general colonel Hanif Iqbal said the twin chargesheets involve about 20 people The graft watchdog filed separate cases against the accused on Dec 9 last year.
Khaleda and 10 others stand accused of costing the state coffers Tk 13,777 crore and Hasina with eight others was blamed for the loss of Tk 13,630 crore in state wealth. [Read more]