Irreparable damage done to the country
On June 30, 2012 the breaking news in the electronic media that "World Bank cancelling its loan for Padma bridge" came as a shock to us and we felt deeply ashamed. The government is fully responsible for losing the 1.2 billion credit for the Padma bridge project because it did not pay heed to the World Bank's repeated warning that they had proof about corruption in the bidding process, in which high level government officials were involved. The name of the former communications minister Syed Abul Hossain came to the forefront. The government then removed him from his post and gave him another portfolio. The government should have done a thorough investigation about Syed Abul Hossain and others who were involved in the scam and taken proper action against them. But it did not hesitate to degrade the country to save a few people.
Now, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Finance Minister AMA Muhit are saying many things about this but people will not accept those. Irreparable damage has been done to the country which will leave a permanent scar.
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