Assignment On Corruption Allegation in Newspaper (June, 2007) Course No.

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Mamun Al Mostofa Lecturer

Department of Political Science University of Dhaka

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Kaniz Marzia Md. Mahmudul Hasan Nasrin Akter Jahan Debashis Roy Sonia Fardousi

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8th Semester (1st batch) Session: 2006-07 Department of Political Science University of Dhaka

Date of Submission: 31stMarch, 2011

Table of Contents

1) Introduction 2) Variation of Corruption

3) Definition of Corruption

4) Criteria of corruption 5) Types of Corruption 6) Corruption Allegation in Newspaper (June, 2007) Graft Allegation Bureaucratic corruption Institutional corruption Extortion Allegation Embezzlement Allegation Bribery Allegation Fraud Allegation 7) Evaluation: 8) Conclusion

Introduction
Corruption is generally defined as the abuse of public office for private gain. This definition has been encaged because of the widened scope of corruption to cover the abuse of all offices of trust for private gain, whether in the public or private sectors.

Variation of Corruption Corruption manifest itself in various ways and it is useful to distinguish between Personal Corruption (motivated by personal gain) and Political Corruption (motivated by political gain). A further distinction can be made between individual corruption and organizational or institutional corruption. In the context of the state, corruption most often refers to criminal or otherwise unlawful conduct by Government Agencies, or by officials of these organizations acting in the course of their employment.

Definition of Corruption Joseph Nye in his Article titled Corruption and Political Development: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, American political science review, Vol 61, No2, June 1967, defines corruption as a behavior which deviates from the normal duties of a public role because of private regarding (family, close private clique), pecuniary or status gain, or violates rules against the exercise of private-regarding influence. This includes such behavior as bribery (use of reward to prevent the judgment of a person in a position of trust); nepotism (bestowal of patronage by reason of ascriptive relationship rather than merit); and misappropriation (illegal appropriation of public resources for private-regarding use). In all the definitions of corruption given so far, it could be observed that corruption is seen as among others, the abuse of public office, the abuse of all offices of trust, misappropriation, private gain etc.

Criteria of corruption Public Corruption: The misuse of public office for private gain. Private corruption is between individuals in the private sector, such as the Mafia extorting money from a local business. This course deals primarily with public corruption

Types of Corruption Bribery: An offer of money or favors to influence a Public official. Nepotism: Favoritism shown by public officials to relatives or close friends. Fraud: Cheating the government through deceit. Embezzlement: Stealing money or other government property. Administrative Corruption: Corruption that alters the implementation of policies, such as getting a license even if you dont qualify for it Political Corruption: Corruption that influences the formulation of laws, regulations, and policies, such as revoking all licenses, and gaining the sole right to operate the beer or gas monopoly. Graft: According to the Oxford Dictionary graft means the use of illegal or unfair means to gain an advantage in business, politics etc. or be influenced by another for personal gain, which is often difficult to prove, graft only requires that the official gains something of value, not part of his official pay, when doing his work. Extortion: According to Oxford dictionary, extortion means to obtain something by violence, threat etc.

Corruption Allegation in Newspaper (June, 2007) Graft Allegation

Name of accused Published newspaper T and T cba president acquiring wealth of TK 2007-06-05 Firoz Miah and his 2 crore through illegal Daily jugantor wife Rousan Ara means Former BNP Dodging tax worth 2007-06-06 Lawmaker Ali Asgar over TK 17 crore to. Daily jugantor Lobi ex-chairman Awamileague of Rangpur Ex-minister Amanullah Aman and his family members. Former B.N.P. M.P. MD. Giasuddin Al Mamun 300 bigha land of `chorcinatuli of Rajapur union alleged due to grasp illegal lands 2007-06-09 Daily prothom Alo 2007-06-13 Daily prothom Alo Allegation in

Grabbing 6 acres 2007-06-15 of BIWTA land at Shiddirgonj in The Daily star Narayangonj. grabbing government 2007-06-20 land at Saver Daily Observer for fertilizer, smuggling interfering governmental arms 2007-06-23 and with The Daily star

Tasmima Hossain, former MP and wife of Jatiya Party chief Anowar Hossain Manju Sarwar Jamal Nazim, a former BNP lawmaker tendering process. Ariful and others including former

for demanding bribe 2007-06-23 and threatening the

finance minister Saifur Rahmans son Naser Rahman. BNP lawmaker Manzurul Ahsan Munshi and three of his family members. ACCAssistant Director Mohammad and his wife Momtaj Begum Dolly Ibrahim barrister Nazmul Huda, his wife Sigma Huda and ex-BNP lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi Khushnud Asgar and , wife of Lobi

cancellation of work The Daily star order for a road expansion project graft allegation 2007-06-25 The Daily star Tk 11.43 crore through 2007-06-26 illegal means. The Daily star graft allegation 2007-06-26 The Daily star Alleged practive with graft 2007-06-26 The Daily star

Ali Asgar with three was allegedly grabbed persons of electricity bills remained unpaid as the jute mill BNP leader and former for taking a Rajuk plot deputy minister for through false land Ruhul Kuddus affidavits. Talukder Dulu former lawmaker from Luxury vehicle Sherpur-3 constituency imported, sold by exMahmudul Haque MP seized Rubel former minister Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin and his son barrister Mir Mohamd HelalUddin

2007-06-28 The Daily star 2007-06-29 The Daily star 2007-06-29 The Daily star

connection with a 2007-06-29 graft The Daily star

UP member Abdul Halim of Bidyanandakati union of Keshabpur upazila in Jessore, Iqbal Hossain son of Bidyanandakati up chairman Rabeya Khatun and secretary of the union parishad

with 63 sacks of 2007-06-28 rice meant for food for work The Daily star programme

Bureaucratic corruption
Name of accused GaniThe forest officer Mujibul Haque,police officer Allegation arrested with Tk 1 crore Has refused record the FIR filed. Published in newspaper 2007-06-25 The Daily Star 2007-06-28 The Daily Star

Institutional Corruption Name of Allegation accused Jamuna Oil fuel adulteration in company dopt Narayangonj Rajdhani corruption in government Unnayan agencies Kartipakkha (Rajuk) Bashundhara for creating housing plots on Group 1,249 acres of wetland in upscale Baridhara of the capital Rajshahi irregularities and corruptions University Ministry of Because of misbehave, religion affairs. harassment and for various mismanagement

Published newspaper 2007-06-15 The Daily Star 2007-06-26 The Daily Star 2007-06-26 The Daily Star 2007-06-25 The Daily Star 2007-06-07 Manab jamin

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Extortion Allegation

Name of Allegation accused Ex-MP Mahmad The land was about TK Salim 9lakh, Salim forced the Rakibul (the owner of the land) to TK 2.8 lakh. Siddiqi,Huda, Wadud,Pankaj, Firoj Giash Uddin Al Mamun ,Tarek Rokonuzzaman Rokon,Chadpur District reporter of NTV and `AMER DESH Babar Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu 35BNP leaders in Bhairob demanded TK 10 lakh `chadabaji and terrorism. was alleged for `chadabaji

Published in newspaper 2007-06-03 The Daily Star

2007-06-4 jugantar 2007-06-07 ,Manab jamin 2007-06-07 ,Manab jamin

extort him from election and want 1 lakh taka as `chanda' extortion and patronishing militants. plunder,vandalise and mayhem in Awameleague leaders house for not giving `chada in 8 cases for alleged extortion,attack on opponent political activists and deception. alleged due to 62 lakhs taka as `chada and 2 different sues are arised because of it.

2007-06-07,prothom Alo 2007-06-8 The Daily Star 2007-06-09 Prothom Alo

Gaibandha district BNP president Hamidul Haque Chhana Exparliamentarian of Bagerhat-2 and BNP district chairman Abdul

2007-06-09 ,The Daily Star

2007-06-11, Prothom Alo

Hakim Selim AL president Sheikh Hasina Two separate extortion 2007-06-14, cases for taka 5 crore The Daily Star and another for over taka 2.9 Ex-Whip Sued for extortion case. 2007-06-14, The Daily Star Wahidul 23 Bhairab Sued on extortion B.N.P. men, 4 charge. cops AL leaders on charge of extortion among 5 held and creating chaos and confusion in Dinajpur against former lawmaker and ex-president of Bangladesh cricket board Shah Nurul Kabir Shaheen demanded Tk.4 lakh from headmaster of Ishwarganj Uchakhila High School, 2007-06-17, The Daily Star 2007-06-17, The Daily Star 2007-06-19 , The Daily Star

M.A.H Selim., ex For demanding Tk.6.48 2007-06-19, BNP lawmaker lakh from him when he Obsever in Bagerhat was constructing a road under LGED in the district. He paid to him Tk. 1.80 lakh by cheque Ex Jamat MP TK. 3 lakh and looting 2007-06-19, Taher fish and fishing net from Obsever fisherman. Former minister Health and ransacking the house 2007-06-22, Dr. of an Awami League Obsever

Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain DCC ward commissioner Chowdhury Alam Ajker Narayanganj Editor Tofazzal Hossain .

leader about five year ago Case was filed alleged 2007-06-27 , with extortion The Daily Star

for violating 2007-06-27, government regulation The Daily Star Having various documents and 220 saris meant for government relief Redwan Ahmed, sued for extortion 2007-06-29 ,The Daily former state Star minister and LDP leader Aman,political to create panic during 2007-06-28 The Daily leader hartal Star former BNP for arson and looting at 2007-06-28, deputy minister three villages under Ruhul Kuddus Naldanga upazila in The Daily Star Talukhdar Dulu 2004

Embezzlement Allegation
Name of Allegation accused Huda. misappropriated TK4.55 crore from different government projects Mayor owns TK 20 crore land in Sarwar Barisal BNP MP grabbed 5,3000 square feet of and Partex Bahadurpur Mouza of Group Rajendrapur beat of BD Forest. Published newspaper 2007-06-02 The,Daily Star 2007-06-03, The Daily Star 2007-06-05 Jugantor in

Chairman MA Hashem Officer of soiodpur in Nilphamari women odhidoptor BRTA officials. Akhter, Chinabound passenger Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed, influential BNP leader

destitute womens 6 lakhs loan 2007-06-13 money misappropriate Daily prothom alo

on charge of embezzlement and 2007-06-14 receiving bribes The Daily star misappropriating relief materials government 2007-06-25 The Daily Star

embezzlement of Tk 85.25 lakh 2007-06-29 in the name of two projects The Daily Star Having various documents and 2007-06-29 220 saris meant for government The Daily Star relief

Bribes Allegation

Name accused Babar Gani Hasina

of Allegation

Published newspaper took as bribe from 2007-06-01 Bashundhara group 10m The Daily Star TK 2 core by appointing 83 2007-06-01 forest guards in four forest The Daily Star divisions TK 50 lakh to any political 2007-06-03 programme or a movement, The Daily Star

in

:A Rajsahi Authority Huda and his wife Sigma Huda Khaleda zia Babar former forest adviser WASA inspector DCC ledger keeper (tax) Abdul Halim a Project Implementatio n officer (PIO) and head Clark of his office an Upazila Nirbahi Officer and two of his staff for their chief engineer of Security

took two percent of 27 million from East coast Group a local agent of a Russion power generation, TK 5lakh as a bribe from Nasimul Alam Chowdhury of Borurain Comilla in exchange for an Al nomination accused of receiving bribes 2007-06-8, The Daily star taking bribe of TK 2.40 crore 2007-06-4 in order to help the briber win a The Daily Star tender. got 20 crore taka from warid had actually made a huge fortune of 7 million from the deal of warid allegedly taking bribe on various counts including transfer of forest department officials while he was in office receiving Tk.2000as bribe from one Moshiur Rahman Receiving a bribe of tk.6000 from one Nurul Islam. Taking bribe tk.5000 from Dabirul Islam, a member of Union Parishad alleged involvement in taking bribes from a timber trader when he was coming out of a private firm with bribe money 2007-06-07 Manabjamin 2007-06-1 The Daily Star 2007-06-12 The Daily Star 2007-06-19 The Daily Star 2007-06-19 The Daily Star 2007-06-19 The Daily Star

2007-06-19 The Daily Star 2007-06 The Daily Star

Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd (SPCBL) Anowar Hossain Road and Highway engineer Bayzed Hafizur Rahman, Education officer Akhter, Chinabound passenger

taking Tk. One lakh as bribe from Muzibur Rahman, a constructor for clearing his bill

2007-06-2 Observer

receiving Tk 2000 in bribes 2007-06-30, from Minoti Biswas(teacher) The Daily Star offering bribe to immigration official an 2007-06-30, The Daily Star

Fraud Allegation

Name of accused Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Shaharuzzaman Martuza former BNP MP Wadud Bhuiyan

Allegation Published in newspaper Holding two 2007-06-03 international passports. The Daily Star

for concealment of 2007-06-04 information and ,Jugantor acquiring wealth worth

Mamun

TK 6.3 crore without any known sourceof income For not submitting 2007-06-08, wealth statement to the The Daily star anti corruption commission. Tax dodging cases 2007-06-14, The Daily star

15 top politicians and businessmen

Evaluation:
Corruption allegation is prevalent in newspaper on June, 2007 than any other year of Bangladesh because Army Backed caretaker government was successful to make anti-politician situation using the anti-corruption movement in Bangladesh in that period. Newspaper or media was busy to make coverage about the corruption of politicians because we have found all types of corruption more or less connected with the political corruption. Political leader was the main victim of corruption allegation of newspaper. We do not think that the accused person was innocent but we think the process was maintained or constructed intentionally. We have found some silly matter allegation which has no category explicitly which proves our understanding such as having the allegation of the Illegal Arms and bottles of contraband liquor of Moudud Ahmed. Such type of allegation have made vague understanding about the intention that army backed caretaker government. The percentage and number of different types of corruption are calculated which are structured as following our findings:

Types of corruption Graft Extortion Bureaucratic corruption Institutional corruption Embezzlement Fraud Bribery Total

Number of allegation 17 22 02 05 08 04 16 74

Percentage 22.97% 02.70% 06.76% 29.73% 10.81% 21.62% 05.51% 100%

Conclusion:
Corruption is prevalent in our unstable developing country. But June, 2007 corruption allegation in newspaper was very crucial and frequent. Media played very crucial role by publishing such type of corruption allegation whether it is bad or good.