The Making of the Bank and the Fund above the Law in Bangladesh
IFI Watch Bangladesh, Bangladesh Working Group on IFIs and Trade Organisations Vol. 2, No. 1, January 24, 2005
At a time when campaigners, including some parliamentarians worldwide are pushing for an increase in the accountability of IFIs, and efforts are being made to strengthen the democratic system the world over, particularly in developing countries to increase access to justice by the people, the proposed Bill tol give blanket immunity to the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)in Bangladesh is a body blow to the systematic labours that everyone is putting in. This paper examines the details of the proposal and its implications.