Sajeeb Wazed, the son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, strongly refutes allegations of corruption in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract. He calls the accusations a 'smear campaign' and insists his family has never been involved in any government projects.
Sajeeb Wazed, son of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and adviser on Tuesday (Dec 24) described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as 'completely bogus' and a 'smear campaign'. Bangladesh 's Anti Corruption Commission said on Monday it had launched an enquiry into allegations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, backed by Russia's state-owned Rosatom.
The commission has alleged that there were financial irregularities worth about $5 billion involving Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed and her niece and British treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, through offshore accounts.A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Siddiq had denied any involvement in the claims and that he had confidence in her. Siddiq would continue in her role, the spokesperson added. In August, Bangladeshi media quoted Rosatam as rejecting an earlier media allegation of corruption, saying it was 'committed to transparent working practices, strict anti-corruption policies, and openness in all procurement processes'. Wazed, speaking on behalf of the family, said they were the targets of a political witch hunt in Bangladesh. 'These are completely bogus allegations and a smear campaign. My family nor I have ever been involved or taken any money from any government projects,' he told Reuters from Washington, where he lives.'It is not possible to siphon off billions from a $10 billion project. We also don't have any offshore accounts. I have been living in the US for 30 years, my aunt and cousins in the UK for a similar amount of time. We obviously have accounts here, but none of us have ever seen that kind of mone
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