Article 51
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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
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Professor M. Samsul Alam Vs. Bangladesh & ors. |
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