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BFIU freezes bank accounts of former chief justice, attorney general

The latest move is a part of dozens of instructions given by the BFIU to lock accounts of top functionaries, including ministers, of the immediate past Awami League (AL) government.

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BFIU freezes bank accounts of former chief justice, attorney general

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) today asked banks to freeze all bank accounts belonging to former chief justice Obaidul Hassan and former attorney general Amin Uddin.

The anti-money laundering agency also ordered banks to block all accounts belonging to the respective spouse of the former chief justice and former attorney general, according to a letter sent by the agency to banks.

The latest move is a part of dozens of instructions given by the BFIU to lock accounts of top functionaries, including ministers, of the immediate past Awami League (AL) government, which was ousted by a mass uprising on August 5.

The AL, led by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, ruled the country for 15 years, the longest tenure of any government since independence.

Amin Uddin, who was appointed as attorney general in October 2020, resigned two days after Hasina's fall.

Obaidul, who was appointed as the nation's 24th chief justice in September last year, quit on August 10.​

 

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Court issues travel ban on 14 former AL ministers, MPs

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on 14 former Awami League ministers and lawmakers, including former health minister Zahid Maleque in connection with corruption allegations brought against them

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Court issues travel ban on 14 former AL ministers, MPs

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on 14 former Awami League ministers and lawmakers in connection with corruption allegations brought against them.

The others are former social welfare minister Dipu Moni, former health minister Zahid Maleque, former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, former industrial minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, former industrial deputy minister Kamal Ahmed Majumder, and former lawmakers Salim Uddin, Mamunur Rashid Kiron, Kujendra Lal Tripura, Kajim Uddin, Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, Shahjahan Khan, Kamrul Islam and Ziaur Rahman.

Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court in Dhaka passed the order after Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Abu Hena Ashiqur Rahman, who is also conducting the investigation, submitted an application.

ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir moved the petition on behalf of the ACC.

In the application, Jahangir said the former ministers and lawmakers, who have graft allegations against their names, were trying to flee the country. So, a travel ban is needed to prevent them from leaving the country.

The ACC informed the court that an investigation is underway into the allegations that they all amassed huge amounts of money through illegal means during their tenure.

The judge sent a copy of the order to the special superintendent of police (Immigration) of the Special Branch for the next course of action.​

 

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Tipu Munshi remanded for 4 days in murder case

A Dhaka court today placed former commerce minister Tipu Munshi on a four-day remand in connection with the murder of Sumon Shikder, 31, who was killed in the capital's Badda area during the anti-discrimination student movement

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Tipu Munshi remanded for 4 days in murder case

A Dhaka court today placed former commerce minister Tipu Munshi on a four-day remand in connection with the murder of Sumon Shikder, 31, who was killed in the capital's Badda area during the anti-discrimination student movement.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider passed the order after police produced Tipu before the court, requesting a 10-day remand.

Sumon Shikder was brutally gunned down in front of Fuji Tower in Badda on July 19.

Following the incident, a case was filed based on a complaint lodged by Sumon's mother, Masuma Begum, against 179 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Tipu Munshi from the capital's Gulshan area early today.​

 

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Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides

At least five more cases, including one on genocide charge and four on murder charges, were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides on Wednesday night and Thursday.

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Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Staff Correspondent 29 August, 2024, 17:01

Sheikh Hasina | Collected photo

At least five more cases, including one on genocide charge and four on murder charges, were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides on Wednesday night and Thursday.

Besides Hasina and her former cabinet colleagues, 29 senior journalists were also named in the genocide case.

Hasina, also the Awami League president, is now facing 82 cases filed after the fall of her government on August 5 in a mass uprising led by students.

She has been named in 68 murder cases, eight cases on genocide and crimes against humanity charges, one case for shooting at students and public, two abduction cases, one case for arson attack, one case for attempted murder and one case of attacking the motorcade of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia.

A complaint was filed with the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday against 29 senior journalists, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and 22 of her aides, accusing them of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during the recent student movement against discrimination.

This is the eighth complaint of genocide and crimes against humanity filed against Hasina after the fall of her government through a student-led mass uprising on August 5.

Md Golam Razzaq, the father of Nasib Hasan Riad —a first-year HSC student at Mirpur BCIC College who was killed during the unrest—lodged the new complaint with the ICT.

He alleged that his son was fatally shot by the police at around 6:00pm on August 5 in front of Reliance Hospital on Mirpur Road at Shymoli in Dhaka, while leading a victory procession following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. Hasina had reportedly fled to India earlier that day.

The complaint named a total of 52 individuals, including 29 senior journalists, Sheikh Hasina, nine former ministers from her cabinet, two leaders of the Awami League and its affiliated bodies, seven senior police officers, two university academics, a retired Supreme Court judge, a lawyer, and an online activist.

Golam Razzaq accused the journalists of provoking the ousted prime minister during a press conference at her official residence on July 3 and through subsequent talk shows, which, he claims, incited bloodshed during the student protests.

The accused members of Hasina’s former cabinet included Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, Anisul Huq, Hasan Mahmud, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod president and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Mohammad Ali Arafat, Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Dhaka North former mayor Atiqul Islam.

The accused police officers are inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, Harun-Or-Rashid, Habibur Rahman, Biplob Kumar Sarkar and National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre’s former director general Ziaul Ahsan.

The accused journalists are Nayeemul Islam Khan, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Farida Yasmin, Shyamal Dutta, Mozammel Babu, Nobonita Chowdhury, Subhas Singha Roy, Ahmed Jobaer, Tushar Abdullah, Saiful Alam, Naem Nizam, Abed Khan, Probhash Amin, Farzana Rupa, Shakil Ahmed, Mithila Farzana, Zayadul Ahsan Pintu, Munjurul Islam, Ashish Saikat, Manash Ghosh, Pranab Saha, Masuda Bhatti, Munni Saha, JE Mamun, Swadesh Roy, Soma Islam, Shyamal Sarker, Ajay Dash Gupta, and Ashraful Alam Khokan.

Supreme Court lawyer Gazi NH Tamim represented Razzaq in the ICT case.

A case was filed against Hasina and 88 others with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday for killing Nahid Hasan Alem on July 19 in the Lakshmi Bazar area in the capital’s Old Town.

Kismat Ara, the mother of the victim filed the case with the court and the court asked the Sutrapur police to record the case.

The other accused in the case included AL general secretary Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud and former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.

‘I want to see justice for my son’s killing,’ Kismat told New Age.

A case was filed on Thursday against 54 persons, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former law minister Anusil Huq, former housing and public works minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhuy and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, on charge of murder, state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported.

The case was filed against 54 named and 200-300 unnamed persons with the Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station in connection with shooting to death of Zahirul Islam on March 27 in 2021 centring the visit of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh.

On Wednesday night, two murder cases were filed against Hasina, Obaidul Quader, and Asaduzzaman Khan with the Sripur police station in Gazipur, New Age correspondent in Gazipur reported.

In the two cases, 95 were named and 1,100 unnamed people were made accused in connection with murders of Zakir Hossain, 35, and Rahmat Mia, 20, on August 5.

Victim Zakir’s father Jamal Uddin and Rahmat’s father Md Monju Mia filed the two cases at about 11:30pm on Wednesday, said Sripur police station officer-in-charge KM Sohel Rana.

The case statements said that the incidents took place on the same date and in the same place but the victims were different.​

 

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BSEC freezes BO accounts of 5 ex-ministers, family members

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to freeze the Beneficiary Owner's (BO) accounts of five former ministers and their 15 family members. The stock market regulator on Thursday ordered the freeze in a commission meeting held at its head office in the city. Accordi

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BSEC freezes BO accounts of 5 ex-ministers, family members
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Aug 29, 2024 23:17
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Aug 29, 2024 23:17

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to freeze the Beneficiary Owner's (BO) accounts of five former ministers and their 15 family members.

The stock market regulator on Thursday ordered the freeze in a commission meeting held at its head office in the city.

According to the order, their accounts will remain frozen until further notice, BSS reports.

Individuals will keep their funds, but any withdrawals will be disallowed during the freezing period.

The owners of the frozen BO accounts include former minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, his wife Lutful Tahmina Khan, his son Safi Muddaser Khan and his daughter Shafia Tasnim Khan.

Former foreign minister Mohammed Hasan Mahmud, his spouse Nurun Fatema Hasan and his daughter Nafisa Zumaina Mahmud, and former state minister Mohammad Ali Arafat and his wife Sharmin Mustary are also on the list.

Former state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, his wife Arifa Jesmin Konika, Former MP Mohiuddin Maharaj, his wife Umme Kulsum, and his son Sammam Junaid Efti, former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, his spouse Rukhmila Zaman Chowdhury, his daughter Zeba Zaman Chowdhury, his relative Zara Zaman, his sister Roxana Zaman Chowdhury and his brother Anisuzzaman Chowdhury had their accounts frozen as well.

The BSEC said the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) decided to investigate the bank accounts of these individuals under the Money Laundering Act of 2012.

These individuals have investments in several stocks and may commit irregularities in the market, hence the BSEC has decided to freeze their BO accounts, it added.​

 

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Murder case filed against Hasina, Quader in Kishoreganj

A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, and several other leaders in Kishoreganj over the killing of two BNP activists during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on August 4

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Murder case filed against Hasina, Quader in Kishoreganj

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A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, and several other leaders in Kishoreganj over the killing of two BNP activists during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on August 4.

The case was filed following the complaint lodged by BNP activist Matiur Rahman today with Kishoreganj Sadar Model Police Station, naming 88 people, said Md Golam Mostafa, officer-in-charge of the police station.

Four former MPs Rezwan Ahmed Taufiq, Afzal Hossain, Sohrab Uddin and Noor Mohammad are among the accused.

Besides, 200-300 unknown individuals have been accused in the case, said the OC.

According to the case statement, on August 4, a procession of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and BNP leaders and activists was attacked in front of the District Awami League office.

AL leaders and activists attacked the participants of the procession with firearms, batons and sharp weapons.

During the attack, some BNP leaders and workers ran to save their lives and took shelter in the residence of District AL Assistant General Secretary Syed Ashfaqul Islam Titu in nearby Khormaptri area.

Later, AL activists confined them and set them on fire, killing two BNP activists Zulkar Hossain, 38, and Anjana, 28.

Apart from this, many others were injured due to bullets, sharp weapons and batons, said the statement.​

 

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Four more cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, aides

At least four more cases, including three for murders, were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides on Thursday and Friday.

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Four more cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, aides
Staff Correspondent 31 August, 2024, 00:42

Sheikh Hasina

At least four more cases, including three for murders, were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides on Thursday and Friday.

Hasina, also the Awami League president, is now facing 86 cases filed after the fall of her government on August 5 in a mass uprising led by students.

She has been named in 71 murder cases, eight cases on genocide and crimes against humanity charges, one case for shooting at students and public, two abduction cases, one case for arson attack, one case for attempted murder, one case of attacking the motorcade of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, and one for arresting 17 Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists foiling the party’s rally in Chattogram.

A case was filed against 313 people on Friday with the Munshiganj Sadar police station in the district, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides in connection with the killing of one Dipjol Sardar in violence during the movement of the Student Movement Against Discrimination on August 4, New Age correspondent in Munshiganj reported.

The victim’s grandmother Shefali Begum filed the murder case as the plaintiff with the police station in the morning, Munshiganj Sadar police station officer-in-charge Aminul Islam confirmed the matter.

The other accused are former Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader, also Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, ex-lawmaker of Munshiganj Mohammad Faisal Biplab, AL Munshiganj district unit president Md Mohiuddin, its general secretary Lutfor Rahman, former lawmakers Sagufta Yasmin Emily, lawyer Mrinal Kanti Das and former Sadar upazila chairman Anisuzzaman.

Besides, the other accused in the case also included 200-300 more unidentified people, including leaders and activists of the upazila Awami League and other organisations.

According to the case statement, on August 4, 2024, Dipjol was killed in the supermarket area in the district town, by AL-backed student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League Munshiganj municipality unit general secretary Sajjad Hossain Sagar.

Another murder was filed against Hasina, former minister Obaidul Quader, and several other Awami League leaders in Kishoreganj on Friday over the killing of two BNP activists during the movement of the Student Movement Against Discrimination platform on August 4, United News of Bangladesh reported.

The case was filed by BNP activist Matiur Rahman on Friday with the Sadar Police Station, naming 88 people, including four former lawmakers Rezwan Ahmed Taufiq, Afzal Hossain, Sohrab Uddin and Noor Mohammad.

Besides, 200-300 unknown individuals have been made accused in the case.

Kishoreganj Sadar model police station officer-in-charge Md Golam Mostafa shared the details of the case.

According to the case statement, a procession of students and BNP leaders and activists was attacked in front of the district AL office.

At one point, AL activists confined them and set them on fire, killing two BNP activists Zulkar Hossain, 38, and Anjana, 28.

Another case was filed against Hasina and 34 others with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka on Thursday for killing Bangladesh National Road Transport Workers Party Dhaka south city unit leader Hasan Mahmud in front of Goran Chhapra Masjid on July 31.

The victim’s wife Fatema filed the case with the court.

The court asked the Khilgaon police station to record the case, Khilgaon police station officer-in-charge Md Daud Hossain said.

‘We have received the court’s order at about 2:00pm on Friday and the process was underway to record the case,’ the OC Daud told New Age.

The other accused in the case included Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman, former jute and textile minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, former Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch chief Harun-Or-Rashid and DMP joint commissioner Biplab Kumar Sarkar.

A criminal case was also filed with a Chattogram court against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her son Sajib Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed along with 425 others on Thursday in the port city.

Mamun Ali, a businessperson filed the case with the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday afternoon.

Mamun said that he was celebrating the birthday of Khaleda Zia on august 15, 2016, while the then officer-in-charge of Halishahar thana stopped the programme and arrested him along with 17 other BNP activists.

Later, the OC demanded Tk 10 lakh to release them all.

But when the case was transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation, a group of lawyers protested at it.

Later, the court ordered the Halishahar police station to record the case as a first information report and investigate.

AM Humayun Kabir, deputy commissioner of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police confirmed the news.

He said that additional forces were deployed at court yard due to demonstrations.

Halishahr police station officer-in-charge Kaisar Hamid said that they were yet to receive a copy of the order.​