Another proof of Jamat - BNP corruption
The Canadian oil and gas company, Niko Resources Ltd has been fined more than $9 million after it admitted in a Canadian court that it had bribed former Bangladesh state minister for energy 0f BNP - Jamat JOT AKM Mosharraf Hossain (Ex husband of Ershad's girlfriend, Jinat Mosharraf) with the use of a vehicle and a trip to North America.
The Canadian oil and gas company pleaded guilty yesterday to providing goods or services "to influence the acts or decisions of a foreign state," the Associated Press reports from Calgary, Canada.
The fines total 9,499,000 Canadian dollars (US$9,750,794)
The value of access to the vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser, was 190,984 Canadian dollars (US$196,046) and the value of travel was 5,000 Canadian dollars (US$5,132).
The company agreed to a statement of facts read in court.
The bribes were made after explosions at one of Niko's natural gas fields --Tengratila in Bangladesh -- resulted in protests in a nearby village and elevated concerns about the environment surrounding the property, reports AP.
BNP - Jamat JOT minister AKM Mosharraf (Ex husband of Ershad's girlfriend, Jinat Mosharraf) had received a luxury car from Niko Resources which was blamed for the Tengratila gas field explosion early January 2005.
The Tengratila blowout damaged at least 10 billion cubic feet (BCF) of gas worth $2.5 million, apart from severely damaging the geological zone.
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