[🇧🇩] The fate of big guns/beneficiaries of Awami League after the student revolution

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Bank accounts of AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader frozen

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the Awami League. On Tuesday, the central bank's financial intelligence division issued directives to banks and financial institutions in the country to suspend the accounts o

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Bank accounts of AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader frozen
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Aug 28, 2024 00:27
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Aug 28, 2024 00:27

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the Awami League.

On Tuesday, the central bank's financial intelligence division issued directives to banks and financial institutions in the country to suspend the accounts of the prominent politician and former minister.

The BFIU's letter regarding the suspension of the bank accounts read: "If any account is operated under the name of the mentioned individual or their privately-owned entity, the transactions in that account will be suspended for 30 days under Section 23(1)(g) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012."

If they have any locker facilities, their use will also be suspended for 30 days, bdnews24.com reports.

The whereabouts of Quader, who was the influential minister for road transport and bridges in the deposed Sheikh Hasina government, is unknown since the Awami League government was toppled by a mass uprising on August 5.​

 

[Saif]

Tipu Munshi arrested from Gulshan

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested former commerce minister Tipu Munshi from Gulshan area of Dhaka.

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Tipu Munshi arrested from Gulshan

Former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi. File photo.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested former commerce minister Tipu Munshi from Gulshan area of Dhaka in a case filed over the killing of a worker in Rangpur during the mass protests on July 19.

Rab's legal and media wing officials confirmed the development to The Daily Star.

Dilruba Akter, wife of victim Muslim Uddin Milon, filed a complaint with the court of Rangpur Metropolitan Magistrate Raju Ahmed Babu on August 27.

The murder case was filed against 17 people, including Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.

The other accused include former lawmaker from the women's reserved seat for Rangpur Nachima Zaman Bobby, former Rangpur-2 MP Abul Kalam Md Ahsanul Haque Chowdhury, Divisional Commissioner Zakir Hossain, former DIG (Rangpur range) of police Abdul Baten, ex-commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police Mohammad Moniruzzaman, former deputy commissioner Mohammad Mobassher Hasan, and former superintendent of police of Rangpur Mohammad Shahjahan.

Besides, many unnamed people were accused in the case.

According to the case statement, on July 19, a clash broke out between students and Awami League leaders and activists during a quota protest in the City Bazaar area. The incident escalated when police opened fire indiscriminately under the orders of the accused.

Milon was hit by a bullet at that time and taken to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Earlier, on August 22, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) asked banks to freeze the accounts of Tipu Munshi and his family members.

The BFIU also directed the lenders to keep their accounts freeze for the next 30 days.​

 

[Saif]

Bank accounts of Salman, Sheikh Selim, Quader frozen

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit yesterday asked banks to freeze the accounts of Salman F Rahman, former adviser on private industry affairs to Sheikh Hasina; and Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, former lawmaker; and their family members.

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Bank accounts of Salman, Sheikh Selim, Quader frozen

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit yesterday asked banks to freeze the accounts of Salman F Rahman, former adviser on private industry affairs to Sheikh Hasina; and Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, former lawmaker; and their family members.

The BFIU also ordered freezing the accounts of Obaidul Quader, former road transport and bridges minister; Md Akiz Uddin, a former deputy managing director of Islami Bank and also a personal secretary to the S Alam Group chairman; and their family members.

The banks have been ordered to keep the accounts, including those of their businesses, frozen for the next 30 days, according to letters.

They were also instructed to suspend transactions between the family members for an initial period of 30 days.

The BFIU ordered the banks to provide detailed information on all the accounts by the next five working days.

Salman was arrested on August 13. He is alleged to have been heavily involved in financial transgressions, particularly within the banking sector, which is now mired in irregularities.​

 

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Four more cases filed against Hasina

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sued in four more cases over the killings of three people and the attempted murder of another person during the student-led mass uprising

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Four more cases filed against Hasina

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File photo

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sued in four more cases over the killings of three people and the attempted murder of another person during the student-led mass uprising.

Three of the cases were filed with Dhaka courts yesterday while another murder case was filed in Bogura two days ago.

Several former ministers, including Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, top police officers and at least three journalists, were among the accused.

With these, Hasina is now facing 75 cases related to the protests, including 63 on murder charges, seven on allegations of crimes against humanity and genocide, three on charges of abduction, and two for other charges.

Hasina and 30 others were sued over the death of grocery shop owner Mizanur Rahman during the quota reform movement in the capital's Banasree on July 19. His father Kamal Hossain filed the murder case with the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain who asked Khilgaon Police Station to register it as a first information report (FIR).

The court asked the OC of the same police station to register an FIR over the death of 14-year-old Ashiqul Islam on the same day. Hasina and 26 others were accused in the case filed by Ashiqul's mother Arisha Afroz.

The third case was filed against Hasina and 50 others on charges related to the attempted murder of a lawyer of the Dhaka Bar Association during the students' quota reform protest on July 18.

Advocate Abdul Baset Shamim filed the case with the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain. The magistrate asked Mugda Police Station's OC to register the complainant's statement as an FIR.

In Bogura, Hasina, three local journalists and 130 others were sued in a murder case over the death of Md Shaheed, 35, who was shot dead on August 4, a day before Hasina's fall.

Shimu Begum, 34, the wife of the deceased, filed the case on Tuesday, said Bogura Sadar Police Station OC Saihan Olliullah.​

 

[Saif]

[H3]সাবেক বাণিজ্যমন্ত্রী টিপু মুনশি গ্রেফতারের ভিডিও [/H3]

 

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Justice Shamsuddin Manik held in Sylhet border area

Border Guard Bangladesh detained Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik from Sylhet bordering area as he attempted to flee to India tonight.

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Justice Shamsuddin Manik held in Sylhet border area

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Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik. Photo: Screengrab

The Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel last night detained AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik, a retired judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, while fleeing the country.

"BGB detained Former judge Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik at the border while he was trying to flee to India," BGB's Public Relations Officer Shariful Islam told The Daily Star around midnight.

He, however, could not say any further details instantly.

Justice Manik has been co-accused in several cases filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her cabinet members and top Awami League leaders recently.

Justice Manik has been at the centre of controversy several times over the years for his judgements and activities during his tenure as judge and after retiring.

Manik was appointed as an additional HC judge on July 3, 2001 for two years. BNP, which came to state powers in 2001, did not confirm his appointment.

On March 2, 2009, Manik was reinstated as a judge in the court following an HC verdict after the AL government came to power.

He was appointed as a permanent HC judge on 25 March 2009.

On June 5, 2012, then-ruling AL lawmakers said in the parliament that Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik had violated the constitution by making "derogatory remarks" about the then-Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Md Abdul Hamid.

Earlier in the same day, during the hearing of a rule, Justice Manik observed that the Speaker (Hamid) had committed an offence tantamount to sedition by commenting in the House on an HC order. He also said the Speaker was completely ignorant of the apex court and the constitution.

Senior AL lawmaker Tofail Ahmed told parliament, "I was surprised to see how Justice Manik spoke against the Speaker and accused him of sedition. We have no words to censure him."

The same judge, Tofail added, had once punished a traffic police officer for failing to salute him on the road. "I think he is a sadist who gets pleasure by hurting people."

Tofail also accused Manik of forcefully sitting in business class seats on Biman flight though he bought economy class tickets through the misuse of his position.

On March 31, 2013, he was promoted to the Appellate Division. Manik retired on October 1, 2015. He was removed from the bench on orders from the then chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. Manik had allegedly secretly recorded a conversation between him and Sinha, and published the conversation in The Daily Janakantha.​

There are news reports that he passed away for being severely sick while attempting to pass Sylhet border to India. This is yet unconfirmed.

If true, then, Inna Lillahey wa Inna Ilaihey Raji'un. I may forgive him in death, but I know of many in Bangladesh who will not.

 

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[h3]সাবেক বাণিজ্যমন্ত্রী টিপু মুনশি গ্রেফতারের ভিডিও[/h3]

I have never been happier to see a "Syndicate Mafia Don" like him being arrested.

He was the number one person (I am told) as Syndicate controller and Indian produce importer who was responsible for the wild horse fluctuations for daily kitchen needs like Rice, Eggs and Vegetables. He spent more time in India than Bangladesh on one excuse or another (being a Hindu is a convenient excuse), and by the looks of consistently hobnobbing with RSS and VHP members in India, a strident Hindutva supporter operating in Bangladesh soil.

 

[Saif]

I have never been happier to see a "Syndicate Mafia Don" like him being arrested.

He was the number one person (I am told) as Syndicate controller and Indian produce importer who was responsible for the wild horse fluctuations for daily kitchen needs like Rice, Eggs and Vegetables. He spent more time in India than Bangladesh on one excuse or another (being a Hindu is a convenient excuse), and by the looks of consistently hobnobbing with RSS and VHP members in India, a strident Hindutva supporter operating in Bangladesh soil.

He is a Hindu? I thought he was a Muslim