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or any documents. During the trial in July 2007, seven prominent persons, including well-known economists of
Bangladesh and the United States, testified to his honesty. The summary tribunal set up by the military-led caretaker government convicted him of graft and sentenced him to 13 years imprisonment. All in all, the government filed six cases against Alamgir between February 2007 and October 2008.
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Every evening at midnight, the police would enter his cell and blindfold him. He was taken to a separate room where masked men interrogated and tortured him. They beat him with lathi (bamboo sticks) and glass bottles filled with water. He reported that he was beaten severely on his buttocks, feet and
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rule in 1997, Alamgir was invited to join the cabinet as the State
Minister for Planning. He also served stints in charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Science and Technology Ministry. He was the initiator of the Fifth Five-Year Plan, which shaped Bangladesh's development policy from 1997 to
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Alamgir taught at the university until 1965. Joining the civil service that year, he served in numerous positions, for a total of 32 years. He held several positions with the
Finance Ministry, in addition to regional posts. Beginning in the late 1990s, he was appointed to political positions when the
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On 4 February 2007, Alamgir was arrested from his home by civil and military police; the government had called a state of emergency in
Bangladesh. Eventually the government charged him with corruption based on a wealth statement that he was forced to write while in jail and without access to lawyers
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while he was a government minister. Previous ministers resigned from their post to avoid conflicts of interest. When
Bangladesh bank fined his bank, he as the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the public accounts asked Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct a special audit on
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The High Court disputed the government's rationale for the former minister's detention without charge; in an unprecedented step, the Court issued an ultimatum to the government, demanding that it release
Alamgir or risk having the High Court free him by force. The government released Alamgir on 18
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On 21 October 2008, Alamgir was released on bail after being held in prison for 20 months by the military-backed caretaker government. In
December 2008, the Awami League coalition won two-thirds of the seats in Parliament; Alamgir was among those elected while he was still on bail.
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Alamgir's role in causing it to lose power in 1996. The government arrested Alamgir in 2002, detaining him without charges. He was tortured while in police custody. According to the
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September 2002, an hour before expiration of the court-ordered deadline. In
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was in power. He was detained without charges and tortured during 2002. An international effort helped obtain his release. He was arrested, charged and convicted in 2007 under a military
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of the Awami League, Alamgir accepted a ministerial post.
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