The talks between the World Bank's external panel and the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) ended inconclusively Wednesday over a disagreement about dropping of the name of former communications minister Syed Abul Hossain from the list of graft suspects to be sued.

Sources in the commission said the meetings were inconclusive as the WB panel wanted to include the name of former communications minister in the list of persons to be sued on the charge of graft conspiracy in the process of appointing a consultant for the Padma bridge project.

But the stance of the anti graft body remained the same, prompting the WB panel to quit the meeting in the evening for some internal consultations among themselves, the sources said.

While leaving the meeting, Ellen Goldstein, WB country director for Bangladesh, said, "We continue to have some unresolved issues and as a result we're going for some internal consultations now."

She added, "It's possible that we'll be coming back today for further discussion."

She told this to reporters before getting into her car along with the panel members.

The panel without the WB country director later came to the ACC headquarters at about 6:35pm and again came out of the commission within 20 minutes and informed that they would leave Dhaka at night.

Talking to reporters, the WB panel leader Luis Moreno Ocampo said, "I, on behalf of the panel appreciate the openness and frank discussion with the ACC and now we're leaving for the airport."

"I got nothing," he replied when asked about the development in the much-awaited discussion.

The three-member WB team led by the former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) held discussions for three days - Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday --- during its second visit here to finalise the names of graft suspects in the enquiry report on the corruption conspiracy in the project.

News: The Daily Financial Express/Bangladesh/6th-Dec-12