All cleared of Padma graft charges

A Dhaka court has acquitted all 7 accused in Padma Bridge corruption case after accepting the final report by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). Special Senior Judge Zahurul Haque on Sunday issued the order bringing curtains on the case that started nearly 2 years ago. The ACC submitted its final report in the case on September 3 saying it did not find trace of any corruption in the project. The World Bank suspended its $1.2 billion credit raising suspicion of graft allegations but the government denied the charges outright. After much ado, the Sheikh Hasina government in January last year withdrew its funding request and decided to bridge the Padma with domestic funds, according to bdnews24.com.