Article 102 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Article 51 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption:
Bangladesh has a duty under international law, as laid out in Article 31 of the UNCAC, to confiscate the proceeds of crime. Article 51 of the UNCAC makes the return of assets which are proceeds of crime a fundamental principle of the UNCAC. ...Professor M. Samsul Alam Vs. Bangladesh & ors., (Civil), 10 SCOB [2018] HCD 205
The corrupt cannot be allowed to live handsomely off the profits of their crimes while millions of law-abiding citizens work hard to earn a living. ...Professor M. Samsul Alam Vs. Bangladesh & ors., (Civil), 10 SCOB [2018] HCD 205
2003 till 2006 the respondents No. 4 and No. 5 had set up a corrupt scheme to illegally obtain gas exploration rights in Bangladesh. Based on the undisputed facts, we find that the JVA and GPSA have been procured by corruption and thus render them void ab initio. The rights and assets of the respondent No. 5 in Block 9 PSC, for which respondent No. 5 was found to be the least qualified of seven bidders in 1997, have also been obtained through this corrupt scheme and are thus being seized and confiscated as proceeds of crime as well as to provide compensation for the 2005 blowouts. ...Professor M. Samsul Alam Vs. Bangladesh & ors., (Civil), 10 SCOB [2018] HCD 205 ....View Full Judgment