Khaleda-Hasina spat again,Delhi keeps track

Rehman,who is on parole for medical treatment in Bangkok,was arrested on charges of corruption two years ago by the military-led caretaker government. Zias older son Tareeque Rahman Zia,who was also arrested for corruption,was similarly given parole and is now in London.

Anticipating trouble,Zia has sought to drag Indias 1 billion credit line into the controversy and accused Hasina of entering into secret pacts with India. Hectic political activity accompanied by mass protests have reportedly begun in and around Dhaka.

The reason the Bangladesh government had cancelled parole was because Rehman had allegedly violated the parole condition of keeping the Bangladesh High Commission informed of his whereabouts. Sources said,Rehman had been visiting Malaysia to lobby for Bangladeshs membership to the Egmont group a 117-member group of countries which deals with international financial crimes.

At the heart of the controversy is a 1.6 billion fine that a German company has been asked to pay by its own government as well as the US to settle alleged bribery charges against Rehman for a contract to set up a mobile phone network in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government has since approached the US to help retrieve the amount and has even filed a suit in an US court.

Other than this,there is another case regarding a Singapore-based firm ZASZ Trading and Consulting pvt Ltd,which has allegedly links with Rehman. It is believed that he had transferred large sums of money to this firms accounts when the caretaker government in Bangladesh launched the anti-corruption drive back in 2007. As evidence emerged,the Singapore government froze Rehmans assets. Investigations have also unravelled a suspicious transaction with China Harbour Engineering in Bangladesh. Its learnt that Singapore has carried out lengthy investigations at its end and passed on several incriminating details to Bangladesh authorities.