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Ershad acquitted of 25-yr-old graft case

The Daily Star

Type: NEWS_REPORT
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Published: 9 May 2017
Accessed: 17 Aug 2026
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Report on the High Court acquittal in a long-running corruption case involving alleged misuse of presidential power.

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Long-running corruption case
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad

Former Chief of Army Staff · Bangladesh · 1978-2019

A central military and political figure in Bangladesh from the late 1970s through 2019, documented as the leader of the 1982 takeover, president during 1983-1990, and founder of Jatiya Party.

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