article_snippet: British aid money may have been used to help corrupt regimes stamp out political opposition, a damning report warns today.
article_snippet: The study by suppress political opposition group'
  Government’s aid watchdog warns that a £52 million programme to help strengthen Bangladesh’s security services could have been used to target opponents of the regime.
article_snippet: A report claims British aid money may have been used to help corrupt regimes stamp out political opposition.
article_snippet: The new study raised widespread concerns about the use of British aid to help so-called fragile states strengthen British aid police and security services.
article_snippet: The new study’s aid watchdog warns that a £52 million programme to help strengthen Bangladesh’s security services could have been used to target opponents of the regime .
article_snippet: no evidence’ that funding in Bangladesh had supported police repression of political dissidents.
highlights_snippet: Reports says £52m for Bangladesh’s security services used incorrectly .
  
highlights_snippet: It warns money was instead used to target opponents of the regime .
  