[🇧🇩] Everything about Hasina's misrule/Laundered Money etc.

Date of Event: Nov 11, 2024

Source: https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/sheikh-hasina-was-a-classic-autocrat-m-sakhawat-hossain

Sheikh Hasina was a classic autocrat: M Sakhawat Hossain
Published :
Aug 05, 2024 22:03
Updated :
Aug 05, 2024 22:03

Sheikh Hasina was a classic autocrat who dismissed the people, and this disdain has led to her current predicament, according to Brigadier General (Retd) M. Sakhawat Hossain, an election analyst and former military officer. In a special interview with UNB news agency over the phone, he expressed these views.
He stated that today's events were inevitable and were bound to happen. "We have seen similar situations in Tunisia, Libya, and Syria. Popular uprisings are unstoppable. The student quota reform movement could have been resolved easily, but due to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's stubbornness, so many people lost their lives."

Hossain criticised the media's portrayal of the casualties, claiming that the true number is closer to 400, with a significant portion being students and young people. He questioned the whereabouts of the remaining bodies, mass graves, and the extent of innocent lives lost. "She has gone, but who will answer for this?" he asked.

He accused the ruling government of carrying out the "most heinous massacre" and of misleading the public by blaming criminals while those responsible were, in fact, their own countrymen. "Such things should not happen in a free country," he remarked.

Hossain also noted that for the past 15 years, people have been unable to vote properly, with widespread election fraud. He stated that Sheikh Hasina should have understood her and her party's unpopularity, and questioned who would be held accountable for the bloodshed. He criticized the severe lack of good governance, which he believes Sheikh Hasina failed to provide.

Furthermore, he alleged that Sheikh Hasina has created criminal gangs within the country and turned the police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) into her personal enforcers.

Reflecting on the plight of the family members of the so-called Father of the Nation, he questioned why they had to face such a tragic fate, attributing it to Hasina's arrogance and pride. He drew a parallel with the 2009 BDR mutiny, where 57 army officers were killed, and questioned who would answer for that incident as well.

He criticised Sheikh Hasina's control over TV media and her suppression of free speech, citing it as a reason he avoided talk shows. He claimed he had urged the Prime Minister in various meetings to ensure good governance, but was labelled as an 'agent of the opposition' for his criticisms.

"Today, Sheikh Hasina has fled the country, and now the army has had to take responsibility for the nation's situation," he concluded.​

 

[Saif]

How much money do Hasina, AL have in banks?

A court has ordered the freezing of 124 bank accounts linked to the Awami League, its research wing, and ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina

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How much money do Hasina, AL have in banks?
Asaduzzaman
Dhaka
Published: 11 Mar 2025, 23: 10

Sheikh Hasina BSS

A court has ordered the freezing of 124 bank accounts linked to the Awami League, its research wing, and the family members of its president as well as ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, following a request from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

According to the ACC, 10 bank accounts held by the Awami League contain a total of Tk 378 million, while 17 bank accounts under the name of Sheikh Hasina hold Tk 38 million.

The deposits in three of Hasina’s accounts were not disclosed. Among others, one account contains only Tk 5, while another Tk 150. A joint account with Sheik Rehana holds the highest Tk 16 million.

Apart from those, six bank accounts under the name of Sheikh Rehana contain Tk 22.3 million in total, while two accounts belonging to Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, hold Tk 11.7 million.

The ACC has also identified 29 bank accounts linked to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust, where deposits amount to Tk 4.66 billion.

The anti-graft agency also found that an account of the Awami League at a state-run bank’s Dhanmondi branch holds Tk 89 million. Three other accounts of the party at a private bank branch in Dhanmondi contain a total of Tk 206 million.

Besides, two accounts under the title “Awami League election fund-2008” hold Tk 27 million and Tk 12 million, separately. Four other accounts of the party have deposits of more than Tk 30 million. In total, 10 accounts of Awami League contain deposits of Tk 378 million.

The ACC also found 15 bank accounts associated with the Awami League’s research wing, the Centre for Research and Information (CRI), with an accumulated deposit of Tk 408 million.​

 

[Saif]

Govt hopes to bring back some amounts of laundered money this year: Finance Adviser

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has expressed hope that the government will be able to repatriate part of the huge amount of money laundered abroad within this year. He made the remarks while talking to reporters after the meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase on Tue

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Govt hopes to bring back some amounts of laundered money this year: Finance Adviser
UNB
Published :
Mar 11, 2025 20:48
Updated :
Mar 11, 2025 20:48

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has expressed hope that the government will be able to repatriate part of the huge amount of money laundered abroad within this year.

He made the remarks while talking to reporters after the meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase on Tuesday at the Cabinet Division in Bangladesh Secretariat.

“We will start the process of bringing back the laundered money as soon as possible. For this, we will sign agreements with the concerned countries”, he added.

The finance adviser said the government has been trying its best to do this. However, the overall amount is huge.

Salehuddin said, this huge amount of money is in different countries and some legal processes are also involved in bringing back the laundered money.

“You will know more about the matter in the months to come. Apart from this, Bangladesh Bank will be able to say more about the matter”.

On Monday, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus directed the authorities concerned to intensify efforts to bring back the laundered money.

He gave these instructions at a meeting on prevention of money laundering at the State Guest House Jamuna.​

 

[Bilal9]

Begum para: Yunus seeks Canada’s help to recover stolen money

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday requested Canada’s assistance in recovering funds that were smuggled out of Bangladesh and invested in the North American country, specifically in the upscale Bangladeshi neighbourhood “Begum Para” of Toronto.

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Begum para: Yunus seeks Canada’s help to recover stolen money

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Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday requested Canada's assistance in recovering funds that were smuggled out of Bangladesh and invested in the North American country, specifically in the upscale Bangladeshi neighbourhood "Begum Para" of Toronto.

"They stole money from our people and bought assets in Begum Para. We need your help to recover the assets. It is the money of our people," Yunus told Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh during a meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna.

The chief adviser said hundreds of billions of dollars were stolen from Bangladesh by oligarchs, cronies, and politicians connected to Sheikh Hasina's dictatorship, and part of it was laundered to Canada, including in buying assets in Toronto's infamous "Begum Para" neighbourhood.

He sought help to identify, freeze and recover the assets during his meeting with the Canadian High Commissioner.

The Canadian High Commissioner appreciated the efforts of the Prof Yunus-led interim government to bring the stolen money back.

He assured Canada's support for the asset recovery efforts, noting that Canada has a "mechanism" to freeze siphoned-off money for recovery from persons identified by the interim government to the government of Canada.

The Canadian High Commissioner also offered the country's support to the interim government's reform initiatives in its transition to democracy. "We support the great thing you are doing. We appreciate the progress that has been made. We are keen to know what we can do," Ajit Singh said.

He said Canada was keen to expand trade with Bangladesh and invest more in the country. A Canadian minister would visit Bangladesh soon to discuss issues of mutual interest, he added.

In response, Prof Yunus said, "Bangladesh is ready for business. We want to expand trade with your country, and we want Canadian companies to relocate their factories to Bangladesh."

The chief adviser said many Bangladeshi people now live and study in Canada, and Ottawa should make a move to set up its visa office in Dhaka.​

It is a crying shame that the Govt. of Canada did not see fit to establish a visa office in Dhaka. Bangladeshis had to fly to New Delhi to get visas.

Now that they are interested in doing business (Bangladesh has half of the US population) probably because of a shocked realization from dealing with Trump, it is time to look at these long overdue steps to facilitate expansion of trade and people-to-people exchanges on education, healthcare and culture between our countries.

 

[Saif]

It is a crying shame that the Govt. of Canada did not see fit to establish a visa office in Dhaka. Bangladeshis had to fly to New Delhi to get visas.

Now that they are interested in doing business (Bangladesh has half of the US population) probably because of a shocked realization from dealing with Trump, it is time to look at these long overdue steps to facilitate expansion of trade and people-to-people exchanges on education, healthcare and culture between our countries.

All the houses in Begum Para needs to be sold to recover stolen money. The government of Canada can help in this regard.

 

[Bilal9]

All the houses in Begum Para needs to be sold to recover stolen money. The government of Canada can help in this regard.

My thoughts exactly. Govt. of Canada can easily trace where the money came from.

If the houses were bought with cash - Bingo !