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Influential ministers and advisors of
the Prime Ministers from these two
parties have been found guilty to take
bribes from the northern MNCs. For
example, Dr. Toufiq-e-Elahi, the
advisor of the present Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has
nation-wide criticism for taking $5
million USD to secure the contract
with Chevron, worth $52.7 USD, for
installing three compression stations.
The nation owned oil and gas
exploration organization Petro-Bangla
notified the allegation to the Prime
Minister, but the Prime Minister tried
her best for securing Dr. Elahi and the
allegation has not been prosecuted
yet. The Anti-Corruption Commission
of Bangladesh filed case against Dr.
Elahi in September 19, 2007 for the
allegation of three ‗illegal contracts‘
that were executed during (19962001). The allegations were taking
bribes from Niko Resources, a Canada
base