PM hints at Yunus hand in WB pullout

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

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PM hints at Yunus hand in WB pullout

http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=228326&cid=4

Mon, Jul 16th, 2012 10:36 pm BdST
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Dhaka, July 16 (bdnews24.com)—Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus may have 'influenced' the World Bank's decision to pull out from the proposed Padma bridge project.

This is the first time the Prime Minister dropped the broad hint even though leaders of her Awami League party have been blaming the former Grameen Bank Managing Director for the World Bank's cancellation of a $ 1.2 billion loan contract for the $ 2.9 billion project.

"I had heard that the World Bank will cancel its funding for a certain person, the Managing Director of a bank," Hasina said at a meeting of the ruling Awami League's Central Working Committee at her official residence Ganobhaban in the evening.

"Many people had said that to me," she added.

The government removed Yunus from the position for being overaged. The United States that chooses the World Bank President slammed the decision openly and warned that the decision may have an 'impact' on bilateral relations between the two countries.

The incident was widely covered in the Western media and London-based The Economist and other media outlets ran articles criticising the decision.

Hasina said the government spent over Tk 10.5 billion on acquiring land for the bridge construction "There is no corruption where the money has been spent. There is corruption where no money was spent," she said, referring to the government position that the international donors had not released any money for the project.

"The World Bank had wished to hand a particular company the consultancy job. Why did they do it? Isn't it corruption?" she asked.

Regarding reports that names of some people were found in the diary recovered from the possession of arrested officials of Canadian engineering firm SNC Lavalin, she said, "The names were handwritten. Was somebody made to write them down?"

"I question its credibility," said the Prime Minister.

Hasina said the World Bank was 'very powerful'. "They can do many things. Technology has greatly developed. They can have a lot of things said by a lot of people."

"When I am confident I was not involved in any illegal activities, why should I bow my head? But we will not spare anybody if they try to do anything using our names," she added.

"We will eat what is Halal, not what is Haram," Hasina continued. "We will start with construction of Padma bridge. We have arranged money to spend this year.

"We have decided what will be done when. Those involved in corruption in getting the consultancy job would be left out. We will float fresh tender, if necessary.

"People of Bangladesh know how to walk with their heads high. We have liberated our country through a war. Wouldn't we be able to build a simple bridge?

"If necessary, we will do physical labour.

"We have taken the decision, we would not be rude to anyone. Our country is independent, we will protect our sovereignty."

bdnews24.com/sum/eh/bd/2239h

[baldFish]

Yunus bashing seems to have become the 2nd central awami obsession, after worshiping mujib, it is indeed distasteful and arduous to see a party founded by people the likes of Shuruwardy in the hands of illiterate sycophants and jingoistic trumpeters.

[Md Akmal]

PM hints at Yunus hand in WB pullout

"When I am confident I was not involved in any illegal activities, why should I bow my head? But we will not spare anybody if they try to do anything using our names," she added.

"If necessary, we will do physical labour.

@ Even all the 16 crore of people of Bangladesh became a physical labour, they cannot make a Padma Bridge. All bullshit.

[baldFish]

@ Even all the 16 crore of people of Bangladesh became a physical labour, they cannot make a Padma Bridge. All bullshit.

may be sheikh hasina wants to pull of a shah jahan and build a monument to her love i.e ego just needs to get 20,000 workers working night and day for 22 years dont know about the hand chopping thou

[PlanetSoldier]

@ Even all the 16 crore of people of Bangladesh became a physical labour, they cannot make a Padma Bridge. All bullshit.

Deduct me from this 16 crore, I'm not giving my hands ..got to learn patriotism first from bal thugs association.

[fallstuff]

Never say never.

The WB decision is about Yunus, no doubt about that.

[apo_mEaTgRiNdEr]

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[Loki]

Never say never.

The WB decision is about Yunus, no doubt about that.

Are you certain? Some folks are saying that.

I'd say, AL's misbehavior with powerful entities is ultimately self-defeating. Pure stupidity to say the least.

[Z Bhai]

Are you certain? Some folks are saying that.

I'd say, AL's misbehavior with powerful entities is ultimately self-defeating. Pure stupidity to say the least.

Yes, I do also think the same. This low life witch is facing repercussion from West. Jealousy corrupted this low life's blood so much that this psycho failed to realize the influence of Yunus.

[PlanetSoldier]

Are you certain? Some folks are saying that.

I'd say, AL's misbehavior with powerful entities is ultimately self-defeating. Pure stupidity to say the least.

World Bank or any donors know about the corruption, anarchy situation in Bangladesh, still they've long been financing here. Thing is they don't bother much of all these if they have the guarantee about the repayment which BD has been doing well. Together with this they of course keep all sort of details and use them whenever needed. US has been urging BD from long ago about Dr. Yunus issue (along with some others maybe), when witch hasina failed to cope with it, got treated right way. Otherwise it's unbelievable because in reality a corruption was going to take place, it's not that huge money of donors have been pocketed. After all, World Bank is US bank it doesn't belong to world. However it's been a nice treatment..I liked it .

[hinduguy]

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I hinted it much before she did. She is obviously reading my posts.