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Corruption, accountability and a bridge in Bangladesh

Published: 28 February 2017

Desautels Faculty of Management Finance Professor Mo Chaudhury writes for The Daily Star that the court case surrounding the Padma Bridge project in Bangladesh —which has snared the World Bank, SNC-Lavalin and the Bangladeshi government —has only served to highlight the need for greater accountability across the board in large development projects.

In the piece, Chaudhury goes on to make the point that an acquittal in a case like Padma Bridge does not hold much water when most of the players have image problems and allegations of corruption to contend with. 

Read full article: The Daily Star, Tio, February 27, 2017 

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