Bangladesh foreign ministry has served a diplomatic note to the Indian government to send back ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.
"We sent a note verbal (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that the Bangladesh government wants her (Hasina) back here for judicial process," foreign adviser Touhid Hossain told reporters at the foreign ministry this afternoon.
Earlier in the morning, Home Adviser Jahangir Alam said that his ministry has written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking it to facilitate the return of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India.
"We have sent a letter to the foreign ministry regarding her extradition. The process is currently underway," he told reporters responding to a query.
The adviser also said an extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India already exists, and the former prime minister, who fled to India, could be brought back to Bangladesh under the treaty.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 10 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 1,974.30 crore.
The approvals came from a meeting of the ECNEC with its Chairperson and Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair, held at the NEC Conference Room in the city Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
Of the total cost for 10 projects, Taka 1,642.98 crore will come from the government exchequer while the rest of Taka 331.32 crore from the respective organization own fund.
Of the approved 10 projects, seven are new while three are revised projects.
Bangladesh gross foreign exchange reserves have
crossed US$24 billion.
According to the latest data, foreign exchange reserves amount to $24.8
billion US dollars.
But, the reserve is over $20 billion according to the BPM-6 calculation
standard of the IMF, said Bangladesh Bank (BB) spokesperson Husne Ara Shikha
in a message here today.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an enquiry into allegations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering involved in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project.
A special team of five ACC officials are conducting the entire enquiry, according to an ACC report titled A summary on alleged corruption and embezzlement in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project.
Information from various open sources stated that the aforementioned project has been marred by financial irregularities amounting to about US$5 billion.
The report implicates ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed (Joy) and niece Tulip Siddiq embezzled US$ 5 Billion from overpriced US$ 12.65 billion Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.