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

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Asaduzzaman Noor accused in BNP leader’s 2014 murder
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Sep 17, 2024 21:48
Updated :
Sep 17, 2024 21:48

A murder case has been filed in court against former State Minister for Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor, nearly a decade after the killing of Golam Rabbani, the organising secretary of the BNP’s Tupamari Union unit in Nilphamari Sadar Upazila.

The case was filed by the deceased’s wife, Shahinaz Begum, on Sunday afternoon at the Nilphamari Sadar Amli Court, reports UNB.

The case names 41 individuals, with former State Minister for Cultural Affairs and Member of Parliament for Nilphamari-2, Asaduzzaman Noor, as the primary accused. Also named are Nilphamari Sadar Police Station’s former OC Babul Akhtar and SI Mostafizur Rahman.

According to the case, on December 14, 2013, under the leadership of Asaduzzaman Noor, over a hundred activists attacked, vandalized, and set fire to Golam Rabbani’s house. The attackers reportedly threatened to kill Rabbani in the crossfire if they found him.

A few days later, Golam Rabbani was taken away by police in a microbus. On January 18, 2014, his body was found in a bamboo grove near the Nilphamari-Domar Road, with multiple injuries and gunshot wounds.

M.R. Sayed, Inspector of Nilphamari Sadar Police Station, confirmed that Judge Shaheen Kabir of the Nilphamari Amli Court has taken the case into account and has ordered the Nilphamari Sadar Police Station to record the case and submit a report to the court within seven working days.​

 

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ICT probe body reconstituted with appointment of 10 members

The government has reconstituted the probe body of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) with the appointment of 10 members to carry out investigation into the crimes against humanity. The Ministry of Home Affairs today issued a gazette notification to this end, BSS reports.&nbs

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ICT probe body reconstituted with appointment of 10 members
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Published :
Sep 18, 2024 20:30
Updated :
Sep 18, 2024 20:30

The government has reconstituted the probe body of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) with the appointment of 10 members to carry out investigation into the crimes against humanity.

The Ministry of Home Affairs today issued a gazette notification to this end, BSS reports.

The appointments have been given exercising the power bestowed upon them under section 8(1) of the International Crimes Tribunal (Tribunals) Act, 1973, with the President’s permission. The body will investigate the crimes described under section 3 of the ICT Act.

The appointees are: additional deputy inspector general (Addl DIG-retd) Md Mazharul Haque, police super (retd) Muhammad Shahidullah Chowdhury, additional police super of anti-terrorism unit Md Alamgir, additional police super, PBI (Police Bureau of Investigation), Headquarters, Md Monirul Islam, additional police super, Special Branch, Dhaka, Md Jane Alam Khan, assistant police super, traffic and driving school, Dhaka, Syed Abdur Rouf, police inspector (unarmed), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Dhaka Metro, Md Yunus, police inspector (unarmed), Charghat Model Police Station, Rajshahi, Md Masud Parvez, police inspector (unarmed) RRF, Dhaka, Muhammad Alamgir Sarker and police inspector (unarmed), CID, Dhaka metro (north) Md Mashiur Rahman.

The officials of the ICT probe body have been entrusted with conducting probe and extending cooperation to the tribunal’s prosecution team to hold trials under the ICT Act, 1973, the circular said.

The retired officers of the probe body will remain in their posts for the next two years since their joining while officers in deputation will hold their posts until further order, it added.​

 

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Govt cancels appointment of Rajuk chairman

The government has cancelled the contractual appointment of Major General (retd) Md Siddiqur Rahman, the chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk)

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Govt cancels appointment of Rajuk chairman

The government has cancelled the contractual appointment of Major General (retd) Md Siddiqur Rahman, the chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk).

The information was announced tonight in a notification signed by Nilufa Yasmin, senior assistant secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration.

The notification said as per Article 8 of the contract signed between the government and Major General (retd) Md Siddiqur Rahman, his contractual appointment as the Chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk) has been terminated effective immediately.

The order will come into effect immediately in the public interest, the notification added.​

 

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Former planning minister MA Mannan arrested

Police detained former planning minister MA Mannan from his home in Sunamganj district on Thursday night in connection with attack on protesters during mass upsurge led by students in August.

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Former planning minister MA Mannan arrested
Staff Correspondent 20 September, 2024, 04:53

MA Mannan | New Age File Photo

Police detained former planning minister MA Mannan from his home in Sunamganj district on Thursday night in connection with attack on protesters during mass upsurge led by students in August.

Sunamganj police superintendent AFM Anwar Hossain Khan told journalists that MA Mannan, also a former lawmaker and Awami League leader, was arrested from his house in the Shantiganj area at around 10pm.

He stated that the former minister was named in a case filed by one Hafiz Ahmed on September 2, following an attack on protesting students in Sunamganj on August 4.

Mannan is one of 99 people accused in the case.​

 

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AL presidium member Kazi Zafarullah sent to jail

A Dhaka court today sent Awami League presidium member Kazi Zafarullah to jail in a case filed over the murder of a Jubo Dal leader, Shamim Mia, in the city’s Paltan area on October 28, last year

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AL presidium member Kazi Zafarullah sent to jail

A Dhaka court today sent Awami League presidium member Kazi Zafarullah to jail in a case filed over the murder of a Jubo Dal leader, Shamim Mia, in the city's Paltan area on October 28, last year.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah passed the order after police produced him before the court, said a court staffer.

On September 19, Zafarullah was arrested from Gulshan area.

On September 14, Abbas Ali, a former member of JCD central committee, filed the murder case with Paltan Model Police Station against 704 people, including most AL top leaders and several police officials, and 12,000 unnamed persons.​

 

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Case over shooting Ctg student: Hasina, Quader, 6 journos, among 1,935 sued

Tafhimul Islam, 26, a fourth-year student of Islamic studies of Chittagong University, who was injured during the incident, filed the case with Kotwali Police Station naming 735 leaders and activists of AL, Jubo League, BCL men, and 1,200 unidentified accused

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Case over shooting Ctg student: Hasina, Quader, 6 journos, among 1,935 sued

Sheikh Hasina, left, and Obaidul Quader

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, and six Chattogram-based journalists were among 1,935 people accused in a case filed over shooting and injuring a student by opening fire during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 4.

Tafhimul Islam, 26, a fourth-year student of Islamic studies of Chittagong University, who was injured during the incident, filed the case with Kotwali Police Station naming 735 leaders and activists of AL, Jubo League, BCL men, and 1,200 unidentified accused.

The other accused include former road transport and bridges minister Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, former Chattogram mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Chattogram Metropolitan Awami League President Mahatab Uddin Chowdhury, General Secretary AJM Nasir Uddin, Chattogram South District Awami League President Motaerul Islam Chowdhury, and General Secretary Mofizur Rahman.

Apart from that, former lawmakers MA Latif, Mohiuddin Bachchu, Noman Al Mahmud, Abu Reza Md Nezamuddin Nadwi, Nazibul Bashar Maizbhandari, and former chairman of Chattogram District Council ATM Payarul Islam were also sued in the case.

The six accused journalists are: Reaz Haider Chowdhury of Bangladesh Pratidin, Samresh Baidya of Bhorer Kagoj, bureau in-charge of Daily Kalbela Saidul Islam, Subal Barua of Pratidiner Bangladesh, Partha Pratim Biswas of Somoy Television, and Nayan Barua Joy of News24 Television.

According to the case statement, under the direction of AL high-command and local leaders, other accused carried out attacks on students and the public who took part in the protests on August 4.

The attackers used firearms, crude bombs, machetes, hockey sticks, and large knives against the unarmed demonstrators. The attackers indiscriminately fired bullets targeting the students and the protesters, it said.

During the shooting, Tafhimul, the plaintiff, was shot and had an exit wound on his right wrist. His classmates rescued him and took him to National Hospital Chattogram for treatment. Later, he was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).

Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Fazlul Kader Chowdhury said police recorded the case and will investigate the matter as per law.​

 

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Bangladesh ex-army chief Aziz Ahmed’s brothers’ NIDs revoked

The election commission cancelled four National Identity cards, belonging to Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed, also known as Joseph, two brothers of former army chief general Aziz Ahmed.

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Bangladesh ex-army chief Aziz Ahmed’s brothers’ NIDs revoked
Staff Correspondent 24 September, 2024, 18:07

From left, Haris Ahmed, Tofail Ahmed. | UNB/ Collected photo

The election commission cancelled four National Identity cards, belonging to Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed, also known as Joseph, two brothers of former army chief general Aziz Ahmed.

Shariful Islam, public relations officer of the commission, confirmed the matter on Tuesday saying that Aziz’s two brothers would no longer be able to access any NID-related services in the country.

Recent media reports suggested that Haris used the alias Mohammad Hasan to obtain an NID card, falsely listing Suleman Sarkar and Rahela Begum as his parents.

Additionally, he changed his photo on his NID card in 2019, with the recommendation for the change coming from his brother Aziz Ahmed when he was the army chief.

Tofael Ahmed, alias Joseph, possessed two NID cards—one under his actual name with parents listed as Abdul Wadud and Renuja Begum, and another under the name Tanvir Ahmed Tanjeel, with different parent names.

This development came after the United States had imposed sanctions on Aziz Ahmed and his immediate family members on May 21, citing his alleged involvement in serious corruption.

Aziz served as the chief of army staff from June 2018 to June 2021 and also led the Border Guard Bangladesh from 2012 to 2016.

Aziz, the eldest among five brothers, had siblings who made headlines for grave criminal activities of murder, extortion and illegal possession of firearms during the 1990s and 2000s.

Joseph, in particular, was implicated in ten cases related to extortion and illegal firearms possession.

In 2004, Joseph was sentenced to death, while Haris and another brother, Anis, received life imprisonment in a murder case.

The spotlight intensified on Aziz Ahmed when Joseph was granted clemency in the murder case in 2018, followed by similar actions for Haris and Anis in 2019.

An Al-Jazeera documentary ‘All the prime minister’s men,’ aired on February 1, 2021, alleged that Aziz misused his influence to secure contracts for his convicted brothers.

Both the army headquarters and foreign ministry, however, dismissed these allegations as false and defamatory.

The Anti-Corruption Commission recently started an inquiry against the former army chief Aziz Ahmed over allegations of amassing illegal wealth through corruption.​

 

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Hasina, Quader sued in another murder case

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 111 others have been sued over the death of a teenager, Ontor, in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on August 5

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Hasina, Quader sued in another murder case

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Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 111 others have been sued over the death of a teenager, Ontor, in Dhaka's Jatrabari area during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on August 5.

Ontor's maternal aunt Khuku Moni filed a case with Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shaheen Reza today.

Upon hearing the complaint, the magistrate asked the Jatrabari police station to register the complaint as a case after scrutinising whether any general diary (GD) had been filed earlier with the police station in this regard.

Former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former law minister Anisul Huq, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, former deputy commissioner of Dhaka Anisur Rahman, former detective branch (DB) chief Harun-Ur-Rashid and former joint commissioner of police Biplab Kumar Sarker are among the accused.​

 

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Four more cases filed against Hasina, aides

Four more cases — three cases on murder charges and one for attempt to murder — were filed against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, raising the...

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Four more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Staff Correspondent 26 September, 2024, 21:04

Sheikh Hasina | Collected photo

Four more cases — three cases on murder charges and one for attempt to murder — were filed against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, raising the number of cases against her to over 200 on Thursday.

Besides, an attempt to murder case was registered in Dhaka on the day against 66 persons, including Bangladesh Chhatra League president Saddam Hossain, over an attack on the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders in 2022.

The cases against Hasina were filed in connection with the firing of three people in Ashulia, Badda and Jatrabari during the anti-quota student movement.

A case was filed against 121 people including Hasina for killing Touhidur Rahman during the movement at Ashulia on August 5, the day Hasina resigned and fled to India amid student-led mass uprising.

Zahid Hasan filed the case with the Dhaka Judicial Magistrate Rabeya Begum’s court. The court directed the Ashulia police to take the complaint as First Information Report.

Former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, Anisul Huq, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, police officers Abdullah Heel Kafi and Arafat Hossain were also made accused in the case.

A case was filed against 45 persons including Hasina over killing of certain Dulal Sarder in front of BRAC University at Badda on July 18.

Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, former state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat, among others, were accused in the case.

Another case was lodged against 237 persons including Hasina allegedly for shooting Abdul Hannan to death in Jatrabari area on August 5, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported.

Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, former AL lawmaker AKM Shamim Osman, former independent lawmaker Moshiur Rahman Molla Sajal and Rajibul Islam Rajib are also accused in the case.

An attempt to murder case was filed against 61 people, including Hasina, Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan and Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for allegedly attacking students and Md Abdul Kalam with intent to murder in Ashulia on August 5.

Victim Abdul Kalam filed the case with Dhaka Judicial Magistrate Rabeya Begum’s court. The court directed Ashulia police station to take the case as an FIR.

Meanwhile, an attempt to murder case was registered with a Dhaka court on Thursday against 66 persons, including Saddam Hossain, over an attack on the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders in 2022.

JCD joint general secretary Ariful Islam filed the case with the court of the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Akhteruzzaman.

The court asked Shahbagh Police Station to lodge the complaint as the First Information Report.

The other key accused in the case are Dhaka University’s former proctor Golam Rabbani, former president of BCL Al Nahian Khan Joy, its former general secretary Lekhok Bhattacharjee, BCL former leaders Sanjid Chandra Das, Riazul Islam, Monem Shahriar Hasan Moon, Samiuzzaman Sami and others.

According to the case statement, JCD central leaders came under attack in front of Sir F Rahman Hall of the Dhaka University on September 27 in 2022 allegedly by BCL men while they were going to meet the then DU VC.

Several JCD leaders, including the complainant Ariful Islam, were injured in the attack.​

 

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Hasina should be extradited, brought to justice, says Dr Yunus

The government has taken some steps and there are some visible progress including formation of investigation and prosecution teams, he said

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Hasina should be extradited, brought to justice, says Dr Yunus
Updated: 26 Sep 2024, 21: 04

Chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus.File photo

Chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has said former prime minister Sheikh Hasina should be extradited and brought to justice if she committed crimes.

"Why shouldn't be? If she committed crimes, she should be extradited and brought to justice… She should be facing justice too," he said while responding to a question at "The New York Times Climate Forward Event."

"Why shouldn't be? If she committed crimes, she should be extradited and brought to justice… She should be facing justice too," he said while responding to a question at "The New York Times Climate Forward Event."

Referring to Hasina, law affairs adviser Asif Nazrul recently said Bangladesh will definitely seek extradition of any convicted person under the extradition treaty with India once trials begin.

“We have an extradition treaty with India. As per the extradition treaty, if any convicted person stays in India, we can seek his or her extradition. We will soon let you know through the Law Ministry,” he told reporters while responding to a question at a media briefing in Dhaka.

Sheikh Hasina, who left the country on 5 August, is facing a number of cases.

The government has taken some steps and there are some visible progress including formation of investigation and prosecution teams.

Asked whether he will run in the election, the Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Yunus said, "No way, that's not me."

He said that he had no plans to run for office. “Do I look like someone who would run?”

Responding to a question on “street justice,” Dr Yunus said people abroad are getting “exaggerated news” and invited journalists to come and report whatever they see with their own eyes.

Regarding the election, Dr Yunus said it should not be too far as reform initiatives have been undertaken.

Commissions formed towards achieving reforms are: Electoral System Reform Commission headed by Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, Police Administration Reform Commission headed by Sarfaraz Hossain, Judiciary Reform Commission headed by Justice Shah Abu Naeem Mominur Rahman, Anti-Corruption Reform Commission headed by TIB’s Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Public Administration Reform Commission headed by Abdul Mueed Chowdhury and Constitution Reform Commission headed by Distinguished Dr at Illinois State University Dr Ali Riaz.

These commissions will start working from October 1 and they will submit their reports by 31 December.

‘You are the cause, we are the result.’

Dr Yunus also said, the Paris Agreement, the global accord for limiting the effects of climate change, won’t work as long as the world sticks with the current economic system.

That system, he said, is centered on maximizing profits, creating wealth for a tiny group of people and generating massive waste.

“The economic system we have built is key to the destruction of this planet,” said Yunus, adding that humans had created a “self-destructive civilization.”

Dr Yunus also said, the Paris Agreement, the global accord for limiting the effects of climate change, won’t work as long as the world sticks with the current economic system.

Speaking at the New York Times Climate Forward summit, Yunus, a pioneer of microfinance, said that no matter what changes were made to the agreement, it would not make a difference until the world’s underlying systems were redesigned.

Developing countries like Bangladesh should not have to bear the burden of the climate damage done by their wealthier counterparts, he said.

“Why should we carry the burden of all the destruction that you put on us?” Yunus said. “You are the cause, we are the result.”

He added that individuals should also bear the responsibility of producing less waste and shrinking their fossil fuel footprint.

Dr Yunus spoke about the challenges of leading a country experiencing some of the worst effects of climate change.

Asked what rich countries owe to countries like his, Yunus said the global framework for climate action needed radical change, with a focus on net-zero emissions and the elimination of extreme wealth inequality.

The New York Times on Wednesday brought together innovators, activists, scientists and policymakers for an all-day event of live journalism examining the actions needed to confront climate change.

The event, Climate Forward, included frank discussions of the political and policy challenges surrounding climate change.

It featured some of the world’s leading newsmakers — including Jane Goodall, Muhammad Yunus and R.J. Scaringe — to share ideas, work through problems and answer tough questions about the threats presented by a rapidly warming planet.​

 

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জয়-পুতুল-ববির ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্ট জব্দ

এছাড়া নসরুল হামিদ, সিআরআই ও ইয়াং বাংলার ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্টও জব্দের নির্দেশ দিয়েছে বিএফআইইউ।

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জয়-পুতুল-ববির ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্ট জব্দ
এছাড়া নসরুল হামিদ, সিআরআই ও ইয়াং বাংলার ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্টও জব্দের নির্দেশ দিয়েছে বিএফআইইউ।

সাবেক প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার ছেলে সজীব ওয়াজেদ জয়, মেয়ে সায়মা ওয়াজেদ পুতুল এবং শেখ রেহানার ছেলে রাদওয়ান মুজিব সিদ্দিক ববির সব ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্ট জব্দ করতে ব্যাংকগুলোকে নির্দেশ দিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ ফিন্যান্সিয়াল ইন্টেলিজেন্স ইউনিট (বিএফআইইউ)।

এছাড়া সাবেক জ্বালানি প্রতিমন্ত্রী নসরুল হামিদ এবং সিআরআই ও ইয়াং বাংলার ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্টও জব্দের নির্দেশ দিয়েছে বিএফআইইউ।

ব্যাংকগুলোকে প্রথম ধাপে আগামী ৩০ দিনের জন্য ওই অ্যাকাউন্টগুলো ব্লক করার নির্দেশ দিয়ে আজ সোমবার আদেশ জারি করেছে বিএফআইইউ।

শেখ হাসিনার নেতৃত্বাধীন সরকারের পতনের পর মানি লন্ডারিং বিরোধী এজেন্সি শতাধিক সাবেক মন্ত্রী, প্রতিমন্ত্রী, সংসদ সদস্য, ব্যবসায়ী, সাবেক সরকারি কর্মকর্তা, পুলিশ কর্মকর্তা ইত্যাদির হিসাব জব্দ করে।​

 

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জয়-পুতুল-ববি ছাড়াও যাদের ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্ট জব্দের নির্দেশ

 

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Former EXIM Bank chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder arrested

Former chairman of EXIM Bank Nazrul Islam Mazumder was arrested from Dhaka’s Gulshan area last night

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Former EXIM Bank chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder arrested

Former chairman of EXIM Bank Nazrul Islam Mazumder was arrested from Dhaka's Gulshan area last night.

A team of detectives arrested Mazumder, also the founder of Nassa Group, said Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner of detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

"He was accused in several cases. We will decide in which cases he will be shown arrested," he told The Daily Star.

In late August, following the ouster of Awami League government, Bangladesh Bank reconstituted the board of directors of EXIM Bank, bringing an end to the era of the financial institution's influential chairman Mazumder.

A close ally of the Awami League government, Mazumder had been serving the private bank owners' forum -- Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) -- since 2009.

Mazumder not only used his influence at Exim Bank, but also at the overall banking industry, including the central bank, according to industry insiders.​

 

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Ex-whip Shamsul among 10 MPs under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch investigations into allegations of abuse of power and amassing illegal wealth against ten former lawmakers, including ex-whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury

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Ex-whip Shamsul among 10 MPs under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch investigations into allegations of abuse of power and amassing illegal wealth against ten former lawmakers, including ex-whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury.

The ACC, led by its Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, initiated these inquiries based on preliminary evidence uncovered by its intelligence unit, ACC deputy director for public relations Aktarul Islam said today.

Among those under scrutiny are Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim (Feni-1), Ekramul Karim Chowdhury (Noakhali-4), Omor Faruk Chowdhury (Rajshahi-1), Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury (Chattogram-12), MA Zaher (Cumilla-6), Iftiquar Uddin Talukder (Netrokona-3), Fahmi Gulandaz Babel (Mymensingh-10), Hosne Ara (reserved women's seat), and Aftab Uddin Sarker (Nilphamari-1).

The allegations center on the former lawmakers' misuse of power to acquire substantial wealth both domestically and abroad, as well as embezzling funds from development projects and engaging in money laundering.

Additionally, the commission has initiated an inquiry into five others, including Awami League Rangamati district president and former lawmaker Dipankar Talukdar (Rangamati), for allegedly embezzling public funds through a fraudulent project. The four others involved in this inquiry are district AL general secretary Hazi Mohammad Musa Mathabbar, vice-president Brisk Ketu Chakma, vice-president Angsrip Chowdhury, and cultural secretary Remliana Pankhwa.​

 

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Hasina’s ex-principal secretary Azad arrested

The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Abul Kalam Azad, former lawmaker and former principal secretary of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, from the capital’s Kalabagan yesterday.

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Hasina’s ex-principal secretary Azad arrested

Abul Kalam Azad

The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Abul Kalam Azad, former lawmaker and former principal secretary of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, from the capital's Kalabagan yesterday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (DB) Rezaul Karim Mallik confirmed the matter to The Daily Star.

Detectives arrested him from his place of hiding in the capital, where he had been staying since the fall of the Awami League government, the DB chief said without providing details.

Abul Kalam Azad was wanted in a number of cases as he was reportedly involved in various misdeeds during the Awami League regime.

Azad was elected member of parliament (MP) from Jamalpur-5 constituency in the last general election. The parliament was dissolved following the student-led mass uprising.

He also served as the principal secretary and principal SDG coordinator, as well as the prime minister's office secretary, and secretary to the Power Division and Economic Relations Division, reports BSS.​