Muhith also used words such as “scoundrel” and “rascal” to take a dig at Zoellick. In 2011, the Washington-based global lender kicked up a stink over alleged corruption in the execution of the project and suspended its funding of $1.2 billion in 2012. Zoellick, who was heading the World Bank when the crisis broke out in 2011, suspended the funding for the project in his last days in office in 2012. “We faced a huge crisis at the time, just two years after we took office,” Muhith said on Monday. “That worthless (man) raised allegations against Bangladesh of conspiracy of corruption over appointing a consultant for the project.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2018 13:41 UTC