Bangladesh PM's helicopter-flying ex-servant sparks graft probe over US$34mil fortune


Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's former household servant now travels by helicopter after amassing a staggering US$34 million fortune. - AFP

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is "taking measures" after a slew of corruption scandals -- including one involving her former household servant who now travels by helicopter after amassing a staggering US$34 million fortune.

Recent accusations dominating Bangladesh's normally pliant media have involved a former army chief, an ex-police chief, senior tax officers and state recruitment officials.

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