'Govt will do all to stop defaulters running': Adviser
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam Wednesday said the government was prepared to take further measures to help the Election Commission (EC) stop loan defaulters contesting the election with court stay orders, reports bdnews24.com.
"The government is certainly prepared to take all necessary steps in this regard if the EC asks," said the adviser, in response to a comment quoted in the media by the chief election commissioner (CEC).
CEC ATM Shamsul Huda was reported as saying Wednesday that defaulting borrowers contesting polls with court stay orders "are not safe."
In an interview published in a national daily, Huda said: "The Election Commission will take Bangladesh Bank's help to fight a legal battle against those running the election with the court's stay orders."
Azizul was speaking to the press after a training programme for new 27th BCS audit and accounts appointees.
"The government is certainly prepared to take all necessary steps in this regard if the EC asks," said the adviser, in response to a comment quoted in the media by the chief election commissioner (CEC).
CEC ATM Shamsul Huda was reported as saying Wednesday that defaulting borrowers contesting polls with court stay orders "are not safe."
In an interview published in a national daily, Huda said: "The Election Commission will take Bangladesh Bank's help to fight a legal battle against those running the election with the court's stay orders."
Azizul was speaking to the press after a training programme for new 27th BCS audit and accounts appointees.