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

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Travel ban imposed on ex-ACC commissioner Jahurul Haque

The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered necessary steps to cancel passport and impose a travel ban on former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Commissioner and former District Judge Jahurul Haque..A letter, signed by Deputy Secretary of the ministry’s Security Services Division Md Kamruzza

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Travel ban imposed on ex-ACC commissioner Jahurul Haque

The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the cancellation of the passport of former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) commissioner and former district judge Jahurul Haque and imposed a travel ban on him.

A letter, signed by Deputy Secretary of the ministry's Security Services Division Md Kamruzzaman, was issued in this regard on Tuesday.

The letter has been sent to the Department of Immigration and Passports and the Special Branch (SB) of the Bangladesh Police.

Sources at the home ministry also confirmed the issuance of the letter to The Daily Star yesterday.

According to the letter, the officials concerned are instructed to take the necessary steps to cancel Jahurul Haque's passport and ensure that he cannot leave the country.

Md Jahurul Haque joined the ACC as a commissioner on March 10, 2021. He resigned on October 29, 2023. On the same day, former ACC Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah and Commissioner Asia Khatun also resigned.​

 

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21 heavyweights of AL regime face ACC probe

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to conduct inquiries against two former state ministers Nasrul Hamid and Shahriar Alam, former Rajshahi city mayor Khairuzzaman Liton and...

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21 heavyweights of AL regime face ACC probe
Staff Correspondent 01 January, 2025, 00:37

Nasrul, Shahriar, RCC ex-mayor Liton, 8 ex-MPs, CAAB ex-chair Mafidur, ex-PM’s security adviser Tariq named

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to conduct inquiries against two former state ministers Nasrul Hamid and Shahriar Alam, former Rajshahi city mayor Khairuzzaman Liton and 18 other influential leaders of the now ousted Awami League regime over allegations of corruption.

The accused include eight former lawmakers—Omar Faruk Chowdhury, Fazle Hossain Badsha, Ayen Uddin, Asaduzzaman Asad, Abdul Wadud Dara, Mansur Rahman, Enamul Haque and Abul Kalam Azad. Also gold businessmen Dilip Kumar Agarwala and Enamul Haque Dolon are facing graft allegations.

The commission also took a decision for inquiries against Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui, former military adviser to the now ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina; and Md Mafidur Rahman, former chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

The commission took the decision for the inquiries at a meeting, said its director general for prevention Aktar Hossain while briefing journalists at the commission headquarters.

The decision for an inquiry against former state minister for power and energy Nasrul Hamid came over allegations of corruption in the power sector through a syndicate, commission officials said.

Rajshahi city former mayor and former lawmaker Khairuzzaman Liton, who went into hiding after regime fall, face allegations of ‘illegally’ acquiring assets worth Tk 6,000 crore, said the commission director general.

He also said that the commission would conduct an inquiry against Dilip Kumar Agarwala, managing director of Diamond World Limited, and Enamul Haque Dolon, former president of Bangladesh Jewellers Association, over allegations of amassing huge illegal wealth through gold smuggling.

Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui, former military adviser to Sheikh Hasina; Mohibul Haque, former senior secretary; Janendranath Sarkar, former joint secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Md Mafidur Rahman, former chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh; its former chief engineer Abdul Malek; superintendent engineer Habibur Rahman; and Mahbub Anam and Lutfullah Majed, owners of Aeroness International; will also be investigated over allegations of embezzling massive amounts of money over the past 15 years through various airport development projects.

The agency has also initiated probes against former state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam, former lawmakers Omar Faruk Chowdhury, Fazle Hossain Badsha, Ayen Uddin, Asaduzzaman Asad, Abdul Wadud Dara, Mansur Rahman, Enamul Haque and Abul Kalam Azad over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.​

 

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Court issues travel ban on NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul, family members

A Dhaka court has banned NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder, his wife, and children from travelling out of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jakir Hossain Galib passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, bdnews24.com report

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Court issues travel ban on NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul, family members
Published :
Jan 02, 2025 00:21
Updated :
Jan 02, 2025 00:23

A Dhaka court has banned NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder, his wife, and children from travelling out of Bangladesh.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jakir Hossain Galib passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, bdnews24.com reports.

ACC Court Inspector Amir Hossain said that the national anti-graft watchdog’s Deputy Director Md Salahuddin moved the court seeking a ban on their travel.

ACC lawyer Rezaul Karim presented the petition at the hearing.

According to the petition, a four-strong team has been formed to investigate the case, and submit a report on the allegations of “money laundering” and acquisition of “illegal wealth” against NASSA Group’s former chairman and others.

Reports revealed that Mazumder, his wife Nasrin Islam, daughter Anika Islam, and son Walid Ibne Islam were trying to leave the country, and their departure would have hampered the investigation.

After the Awami League government was toppled on August 5, 2024 - by a mass uprising, some entrepreneurs in the banking sector, including Awami League leaders, went into hiding.

Mazumder, who was arrested on October 1, 2024, was excluded from the board of directors of Exim Bank on August 29, 2024 after the interim government came into power. Later, he also lost his position at the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB)

Mazumder’s departure from Exim Bank ended a 17-year leadership tenure.

A well-known figure in the banking sector, Mazumder had been the chairman of the bank since 2007. He was also appointed as the chairman of BAB in 2009.

He has been accused of soliciting donations from private banks for organising a football tournament during his tenure as BAB chairman.

Earlier, on August 25, 2024, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) had frozen Mazumder’s and Nasrin’s bank accounts, intensifying scrutiny of his financial dealings.

He is accused of extorting money from banks on several occasions, and changing the Bank Company Act to benefit entrepreneurs of the bank.​

 

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No 'reconciliation' until Hasina, her 'blood-thirsty' party members tried: Press Secretary

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said there will not be any “reconciliation” until deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her “blood-thirsty” party members are tried for murders and corruption. “No amount of lobbying will help Hasina and

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No 'reconciliation' until Hasina, her 'blood-thirsty' party members tried: Press Secretary
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Published :
Jan 05, 2025 20:37
Updated :
Jan 05, 2025 21:05

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said there will not be any “reconciliation” until deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her “blood-thirsty” party members are tried for murders and corruption.

“No amount of lobbying will help Hasina and her brutal associates. The world has moved on. Her world has shrunken to a couple of small rooms in New Delhi,” Alam said, noting that exactly five months ago Hasina fled Bangladesh for India.

In a long Facebook post from his verified account, the Press Secretary said the more the AL's ordinary activists cling on to “Hasina's Sareer Anchol”, the bigger grave they will dig for the party.

He said they still have some hopes to return to the political arena. “But first they have to denounce Hasina for the massacres and Gum (enforced disappearances) and looting.”

Alam said some people talk about “truth and reconciliation” and they too believe in the power of reconciliation and healing.

“But can you do it with a party whose members are still in denial? Five months have passed and there is no apology, no remorse and no acknowledgement from Hasina, her Sheikh clan or her party members. Instead, they were spinning lies. They also spent millions to sell their lies and false and fabricated news to the Indian media,” said the Press Secretary.

Alam said the students and millions of July uprising protesters have thrown Hasina and her “Sheikh Clan” into the dustbin of history. “Now it is ordinary AL supporters turn to distance themselves from one of history's most corrupt and blood-thirsty dictators!!”

Alam said August 5 brought an end to her nearly 16 years long “brutal and corrupt directorship” and millions of people led by some of the “bravest students” held protests for weeks forcing the 77-year leader to quit power.

He said an Interim Government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus took over after she fled. “The IG has brought peace and stability in the country. Law and order situation has stabilised.”

Alam said a certain economic collapse and a state bankruptcy were averted. Exports grew at a hefty rate in the past five months. Imports made a massive comeback, highlighting growing domestic consumption.

He said a revamped and globally acceptable International Crimes Tribunal has been engaged to try Hasina and her blood-soaked associates.

“Scores of AL politicians with blood in their hands were arrested. Hundreds more are on the run. The IG has sent a note verbale to India for the repatriation of Hasina. We haven't heard anything from India officially yet,” he said.

“But we will be relentless in our efforts to bring her back to Bangladesh to face justice and accountability over the murders of some 1,500 students, workers and other people during the July uprising,” said the Press Secretary.

Alam said Hasina and her murderous associates will also be tried for other massacres and thousands of enforced disappearances, laundering of nearly 240 billion dollars, robberies of banks and extrajudicial murders of thousands of people.

The trial of Hasina, the AL politicians and officials and officers who were involved in murders and corruption are a key priority of the IG, Alam said.

“We have already banned the Chhatra League over charges of murders. Hasina continues to tell lies from her hideout. Her supporters are still suffering from delusions. One thing we can say for sure: we will pursue Hasina the way she pursued the killers of her family. It will be relentless. There won't be any slackening of our efforts,” he mentioned.​

 

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Shamsul Haque Tuku sent to jail in extortion case

A court in Pabna on Monday rejected the bail plea of former deputy speaker and MP from Pabna-1, Shamsul Haque Tuku, in a case under the Speedy Trial Act related to extortion charges. Senior Judicial Magistrate Mostfijur Rahman issued the order on Monday, said Rashidul Islam, inspector of the Pabna

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Shamsul Haque Tuku sent to jail in extortion case
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Published :
Jan 06, 2025 21:30
Updated :
Jan 06, 2025 21:30

Court rejects bail plea of Shamsul Haque Tuku in extortion case. Photo : UNB

A court in Pabna on Monday rejected the bail plea of former deputy speaker and MP from Pabna-1, Shamsul Haque Tuku, in a case under the Speedy Trial Act related to extortion charges.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Mostfijur Rahman issued the order on Monday, said Rashidul Islam, inspector of the Pabna court.

Tuku was presented in court under tight security, and his appearance was met with protests by agitating students from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

They threw shoes and eggs at his car while chanting slogans demanding his trial.

Mirza Mehedi Hasan, a businessman from Birsalikhar in Bera, filed a case in the Pabna court on November 6 under the Speedy Trial Act.

Mehedi Hasan alleged that Tuku, along with several associates, extorted money and seized his land and market on May 6, 2014.

Apart from Tuku, 11 people including his brother former municipal mayor Abdul Baten and Tuku’s son former municipal mayor Asif Shams Ranjan were accused in the case.

A chargesheet was submitted to the court on November 24 of last year.​

 

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Passports of deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina, others revoked over July killings

The Department of Immigration and Passports has cancelled passports of 97 individuals, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over their alleged involvement in killings during the...

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Passports of deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina, others revoked over July killings
Staff Correspondent 07 January, 2025, 20:16

Sheikh Hasina | File photo

The Department of Immigration and Passports has cancelled passports of 97 individuals, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over their alleged involvement in killings during the July-August mass uprising and enforced disappearances.

Chief adviser’s deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder came up with the information at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Tuesday evening.

He said that passports of 75 individuals, including Sheikh Hasina, were cancelled by the passport department for their alleged involvement in the killings during the student-led mass uprising.

The passport office also cancelled passports of 22 individuals for their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances during the tenure of the now ousted Awami League regime, he added.

When asked whether India had been informed about the cancellation of Sheikh Hasina’s passport, Azad Majumder said, ‘The Indian government also knows that her passport has been cancelled and they said that they had issued her a travel document.’

Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising and fled to India and has been staying there since.

The professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government formed on August 8 is listing those who were martyred during the mass uprising. The government has already published the names of 826 martyrs in the first phase.

Besides, the International Crimes Tribunal is currently investigating the cases filed against Sheikh Hasina and others on charges of genocide during the uprising.

The ICT has also issued a warrant for Sheikh Hasina’s arrest in connection with the cases filed by the victims’ families with the ICT on charges of genocide.

Earlier in August, the immigration department initiated a move to revoke the official passports of Sheikh Hasina, her former cabinet colleagues, and former members of parliament, as both her cabinet and the 12th parliament were dissolved.

Besides, the issue of enforced disappearance of many people in the country during the Awami League regime in the past 15 years came to the fore after the regime’s fall.

The interim government formed a commission of inquiry into enforced disappearances that allegedly happened from January 6, 2009 to August 5, 2024.

The commission submitted an interim report to the government in mid-December that revealed the brutal torture of the victims of the enforced disappearance by the then state forces.

The draft report said that many people were forcibly taken away and held in secret detention centres for periods ranging from 48 hours to years.

In some cases, the victims of disappearance were shot dead with their bodies tied to cement bags being sunk in river or simply left on the railway tracks to be mutilated.

The commission so far received 1,676 complaints of enforced disappearance and of the complaints it has so far reviewed 758.

Among the 758 complaints, 73 per cent of the victims have returned, but the remaining 27 per cent (at least 204) are still missing.

Earlier on December 15 last year, the home ministry ordered the immigration and passports department to withdraw passports of 20 former army and police officials and prevent them from travelling abroad over their involvement in enforced disappearances.

The ministry came up with the move against the 20 people following the request of the commission of inquiry into enforced disappearance.

The 20 individuals are—former inspectors general of police Benazir Ahmed and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, sacked Major General Ziaul Ahsan, former additional inspector general of police and chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Md Monirul Islam, former detective branch of police chief Mohammad Harun-Or-Rahid, former additional IGP Md Mukhlesur Rahman, Colonel Tofail Mustafa Sarwar, former Lieutenant Colonel Miftah Uddin Ahmed, former intelligence wing director of Rapid Action Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Md Mahbub Alam, former additional DIGs Khandaker Lutful Kabir and Md Shahabuddin Khan, former Lieutenant Colonel Md Kamrul Hasan, former director of intelligence at RAB Lieutenant Colonel Md Sarwar-bin-Qasem, former CTTC chief and additional commissioner of police Md Asaduzzaman, additional commissioner of police Sheikh Muhammad Maroof Hasan, former DB deputy commissioner Moshiur Rahman, former additional deputy commissioner of CTTC Md Touhidul Islam, former three directors of Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau at Directorate General of Forces Intelligence retired Brigadier General Abu Taher Mohammad Ibrahim, retired Brigadier General Mohammad Towhidul Islam and brigadier general Md Mahbubur Rahman Siddique.

Some of the officers on the list, including Zaiul Ahsan, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, and Moshiur Rahman, have already been arrested in connection with cases filed over murders during the student-led mass uprising, while some others, including Benazir Ahmed, left the country.​

 

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Case filed against Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament

A case of attempted murder has been filed against 344 members of the 12th parliament, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Md Aladul Islam, also known as Alauddin, a 28-year-old garment worker who was shot on August 5 in Ashulia, Savar, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Senior Judic

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Case filed against Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament
Published :
Jan 08, 2025 22:29
Updated :
Jan 08, 2025 23:35

A case of attempted murder has been filed against 344 members of the 12th parliament, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Md Aladul Islam, also known as Alauddin, a 28-year-old garment worker who was shot on August 5 in Ashulia, Savar, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdullah Mohammad Saleh on January 6, according to the complainant's lawyer, Advocate Masud Miah.

"The court ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate whether any other cases have already been filed in this regard and submit a report by January 27," said Mahmudul Hasan Rana, another counsel for the plaintiff.

Other prominent accused in the case include Salman F Rahman, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Obaidul Quader, Anisul Huq, Hasan Mahmud, Qamrul Islam, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, GM Qader, Mojibul Haque Chunnu, ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader, and Anisul Islam Mahmud.

According to the case documents, Alauddin was employed at a garment factory in Ashulia and joined an anti-discrimination student rally in the area on August 5. At around 2:00 pm, Awami League supporters allegedly attacked the rally, during which Alauddin was shot in his right hand.​

 

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ACC prosecutes ex-MPs Nixon, Anwarul over illegal assets

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed four separate cases against former member of parliament Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon, his wife, former MP Anwarul Ashraf Khan and his wife...

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ACC prosecutes ex-MPs Nixon, Anwarul over illegal assets
Staff Correspondent 10 January, 2025, 00:20

Travel ban on ex-minister Mujibul, Dhaka Regency Hotel chair Musleh Uddin issued

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed four separate cases against former member of parliament Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon, his wife, former MP Anwarul Ashraf Khan and his wife on charges of amassing illegal wealth.

The Dhaka special judges court imposed international travel bans on former railways minister Mujibul Haque and Dhaka Regency Hotel chairman Musleh Uddin Ahmed and his wife over allegations of corruption.

The ACC filed two separate cases with its integrated district office in Dhaka against former independent lawmaker from the Faridpur-4 constituency Nixon and his wife Tarin Hossain on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 19.29 crore.

Apart from this, the ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk 3,162 crore in the bank accounts of the couple, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain while briefing reporters at the commission’s headquarters in Dhaka.

According to the cases, Nixon, while serving as a lawmaker, had abused his power and amassed assets worth Tk 11.23 crore through various irregularities and corruption.

During an inquiry, the ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk 1,402 crore in his 55 bank accounts, according to the case.

Besides, Tarin amassed assets worth Tk 8.05 crore with the help of her husband Nixon beyond known sources of income.

At the same time, Tarin made a total of Tk 1,760 crore in unusual transactions in her 17 bank accounts.

The ACC filed two cases against former Awami League lawmaker from the Narsingdi-2 constituency Anwarul and his wife Afroza Sultana on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 15.81 crore.

According to the cases, Anwarul amassed wealth worth Tk 11.82 crore beyond known sources of income while the ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk 441.16 crore in his bank accounts.

Afroza amassed illegal wealth worth Tk 3.98 crore with the help of her husband Anwarul, said the case document.

Besides, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued a travel ban on former Cumilla-11 constituency lawmaker and minister Mujibul following an application by the ACC deputy director Md Masudur Rahman.

According to the application, Mujibul is accused of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income through irregularities and corruption, including tender manipulation, recruitment malpractice, and embezzlement of funds from various railway development projects.

The same court also imposed a travel ban on Regency Hotel and Resort chairman Musleh Uddin Ahmed and his wife Jebunnesa following an ACC petition.

ACC deputy director Meftahul Zannat in the petition stated that they were conducting an inquiry into allegations of accumulating illegal assets by Musleh Uddin and Jebunnesa.

Musleh Uddin, with his family members, is trying to leave the country secretly, Meftahul said, adding that if he left the country, it would pose difficulties in getting important documents related to the allegations and hinder the overall probe.​

 

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Tarique Ahmed Siddique’s wife, daughter denied Malta passport on corruption fears: Financial Times

Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister’s security adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique’s wife Shaheeh Siddique was denied access to a Maltese citizenship scheme twice, says a report of British media outlet Financial Times

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Tarique Ahmed Siddique’s wife, daughter denied Malta passport on corruption fears: Financial Times
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Updated: 10 Jan 2025, 21: 49

Tarique Ahmed SiddiqueFile photo

Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister’s security adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique’s wife Shaheeh Siddique was denied access to a Maltese citizenship scheme twice, says a report of British media outlet Financial Times.

The couple’s daughter Bushra Siddique was also denied the passport once.

Financial Times published the report on its website Friday morning (Bangladesh time) quoting some leaked documents.

According to those documents, Shaheeh Siddique and Bushra Siddique were denied the passport because they had been accused in media reports of “money laundering, corruption, fraud & bribery”.

The FT report says, Shaheen Siddique, the aunt of UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq, was turned away in 2013 by Henley & Partners, which then had exclusive rights to administer Malta’s citizenship-by-investment programme.

The decision refers to allegations from 2012 that a company called Prochhaya, chaired by Shaheen, seized valuable land in Dhaka. Shaheen listed her role at Prochhaya in her 2013 passport application.

Tarique, who was Sheikh Hasina’s military adviser from 2009 until the fall of the government in August last year, used the country’s security forces to occupy the land for Prochhaya, critics of Sheikh Hasina’s government had claimed.

The company in 2016 sold the land.

Shaheen applied for the Malta passport in 2013 and jointly with her daughter Bushra, first cousin of Tulip Siddique, in 2015.

Bushra was a director of Prochhaya, says the FT report, quoting a 2011 filing.

Quoting the documents for the joint application in March 2015, Financial Times report states that Maltese citizenship would cost €650,000 for Shaheen and €25,000 for Bushra; in addition Henley would take a €70,000 fee.

With that application, Shaheen provided a statement from a dollar-denominated bank account in Kuala Lumpur showing a balance of $2,760,409 as proof of funds. The cash had been deposited over the previous two months in 11 transactions. The origin is not specified in the document.

Speaking about this to the FT, Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman said that currency rules in Bangladesh prevent people from taking more than $12,000 out of the country in a calendar year.

Bushra, who was studying in London on a student visa, gave her address at the time as a second-floor flat in the grand Gothic building that towers above St Pancras station in central London.

This property was a few minutes walk from her cousin Tulip’s King’s Cross flat, which Tulip was given by a British Bangladeshi businessman for free in 2004, a previous report of Financial Times said.​

 

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Former BB deputy governor SK Sur arrested

He was arrested from the capital’s Segunbagicha area this afternoon, and will be produced before the court soon.

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Former BB deputy governor SK Sur arrested
Staff Correspondent
Dhaka
Published: 14 Jan 2025, 17: 53

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Sitangshu Kumar Chowdhury alias SK Sur, a former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, in connection with a corruption case.

ACC deputy director Aktarul Islam confirmed the information to Prothom Alo, saying he was arrested from the capital’s Segunbagicha area this afternoon, and will be produced before the court soon.

The ACC filed a case against SK Sur on 23 December, accusing him of failing to respond to a notice that sought his asset statement. He has now been arrested under the case.

Earlier, the ACC had launched an investigation in 2022 after SK Sur appeared to be involved in the notorious financial scam involving PK Halder. The commission also summoned him in March of the year.

SK Sur retired as the deputy governor in January, 2018. He, while serving in the central bank, allegedly facilitated and benefited from the loan scam carried out by PK Halder, former managing director of NRB Global Bank.​

 

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Eng Mosharraf shown arrested in 8 cases in Ctg

Mosharraf Hossain, former minister for Housing and Public Works Ministry, was sent to jail today after being shown arrested in connection with eight separate cases filed in Chattogram

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Eng Mosharraf shown arrested in 8 cases in Ctg

Mosharraf Hossain

Mosharraf Hossain, former minister for Housing and Public Works Ministry, was sent to jail today after being shown arrested in connection with eight separate cases filed in Chattogram.

Judges of three judicial magistrate courts in Chattogram showed Mosharraf arrested in the cases after police filed applications for his arrest, said Inspector Habibur Rahman of Chattogram District Police (Prosecution).

Earlier, the Awami League praesidium member was produced before the courts amid tight security for hearings.

The hearing of five cases took place in the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Mahmudul Haque Sunny, while the hearings of two other cases were conducted in the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Fardin Mustaqim Tasin.

The lawyers for Engineer Mosharraf pleaded for bail in the cases. However, the courts sent the former minister to jail rejecting the bail pleas.

Detectives earlier arrested Mosharraf in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area in connection with a case filed over the death of BNP activist Mokbul on October 28 the last year.​

 

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৬৬৫ কোটি টাকার সন্দেহজনক লেনদেন, আনিসুল হকের আয়কর নথি জব্দের আদেশ

গত ১৩ আগস্ট ঢাকার সদরঘাট থেকে আনিসুলকে গ্রেপ্তার করা হয়।

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৬৬৫ কোটি টাকার সন্দেহজনক লেনদেন, আনিসুল হকের আয়কর নথি জব্দের আদেশ

আইনমন্ত্রী আনিসুল হক | স্টার ফাইল ছবি

জ্ঞাত আয় বহির্ভূত সম্পদ অর্জনের অভিযোগে করা মামলায় সাবেক আইনমন্ত্রী আনিসুল হকের আয়কর নথি জব্দের নির্দেশ দিয়েছেন আদালত।

মামলার তদন্ত কর্মকর্তা, দুদকের উপ-পরিচালক জাহাঙ্গীর আলমের আবেদনের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে ঢাকা মহানগর সিনিয়র স্পেশাল জজ আদালতের বিচারক জাকির হোসেন আজ মঙ্গলবার এ আদেশ দেন।

আবেদনে দুদক কর্মকর্তা বলেন, আনিসুল হক নিজের ও তার স্বার্থ সংশ্লিষ্টদের নামে থাকা ২৯টি ব্যাংক অ্যাকাউন্টে ৩৪৯ কোটি ১৫ লাখ ২১ হাজার ৫৮২ টাকা জমা করেছেন। এ ছাড়া এসব অ্যাকাউন্ট থেকে ৩১৬ কোটি ৪৮ লাখ ৮১ হাজার ৬০৮ টাকা উত্তোলন করা হয়েছে। অর্থাৎ ৬৬৫ কোটি ৬৪ লাখ তিন হাজার ১৯০ টাকার সন্দেহজনক লেনদেন করেছেন তিনি।

তদন্ত কর্মকর্তা উল্লেখ করেন, সাবেক এই আইনমন্ত্রী দুর্নীতি ও ঘুষের মাধ্যমে এই অর্থ অর্জন করেছিলেন। তাই মামলার সুষ্ঠু তদন্তের স্বার্থে আয়কর নথি জব্দ করা প্রয়োজন।

এর আগে গত ১ জানুয়ারি ঢাকার সমন্বিত জেলা কার্যালয়ে আনিসুল হকের বিরুদ্ধে মামলা করে দুদক।

গত ১৩ আগস্ট ঢাকার সদরঘাট থেকে আনিসুলকে গ্রেপ্তার করা হয়।

পরদিন ১৬ জুলাই রাজধানীর নিউমার্কেট এলাকায় দোকান কর্মচারী শাহজাহান আলীর (২৪) মৃত্যুর ঘটনায় নিউমার্কেট থানায় দায়ের করা মামলায় তাকে ১০ দিনের রিমান্ডে নেওয়া হয়।​

 

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ACC sues Ziaul Ahsan, wife for illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan and his wife Nusrat Jahan on charges of amassing illegal wealth, money laundering, and abuse of power.

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ACC sues Ziaul Ahsan, wife for illegal wealth
Staff Correspondent 24 January, 2025, 00:42

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The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan and his wife Nusrat Jahan on charges of amassing illegal wealth, money laundering, and abuse of power.

ACC deputy director Md Salauddin filed the cases against Zia and his wife with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Aktar Hossain.

According to the ACC findings, Ziaul Ahsan amassed assets worth Tk 22.27 crore that are inconsistent with his known sources of income between 2009 and 2024.

He also deposited $55,000 in his bank accounts violating the permitted limit under the Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Transactions-2018.

Ziaul Ahsan made suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 120 crore in his eight bank accounts, according to the findings.

It shows that Zia’s wife Nusrat Jahan accumulated assets worth Tk 18.59 crore beyond known sources of income and engaged in unusual transactions of Tk 222.50 crore in her four bank accounts.

The probe revealed that Ziaul Ahsan and Nusrat Jahan laundered a vast amount of money to international banks, including Tk 20 crore (6 million dirhams) to First Abu Dhabi Bank in the UAE, Tk 75 crore (23 million dirhams) to Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in the UAE, Tk 75 crore (7 lakh ringgit) to Affin Bank Berhad in Malaysia.

Besides, the ACC also got information on the money of the high-ranking former military officer at Bank of America, USA.

According to the ACC findings, Ziaul Ahsan has been a citizen of an island nation, Antigua and Barbuda, since 2017. He acquired citizenship of the country by investing $1.35 million in a five-year bond and paying $200,000 to a consultancy firm in Malaysia.

The commission also found numerous properties and assets owned by Ziaul Ahsan, including five houses – one in Dhaka, three in Barishal, and another in Jhalakati.

He also owned three apartments and multiple land plots totaling 3,333.51 decimals and two luxury vehicles.

Zia’s stock market investments are Tk 5 crore and Tk 10.52 crore deposited in his bank accounts, said the findings.

Nusrat Jahan owns plots worth Tk 14.07 crore, savings certificates worth Tk 50 lakh, and bank deposits of Tk 3.63 crore between 2009 and 2024.

Ziaul Ahsan, who was arrested in mid-August, is facing charges of crimes against humanity and murders committed during the mass uprising in July and August.

He was relieved of service on August 6, a day after the fall of the Awami League regime in a student-led mass uprising. He served as the chief of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Center since 2022. Earlier, he served in the Rapid Action Battalion.

The ACC also approved a case against former state minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts, Kujendra Lal Tripura, on charges of grabbing government Khash land worth Tk 1.02 crore.

According to ACC findings, Kujendra Lal Tripura, also a former AL lawmaker for Khagrachari, grabbed four acres of government land and built a resort on the land at Khagrachari Sadar upazila abusing his power.​

 

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Ex-state minister Enamur Rahman arrested from Bashundhara

The Awami League lawmaker is accused in several cases including murder, filed over the incidents during the July-August mass uprisings

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Ex-state minister Enamur Rahman arrested from Bashundhara

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Detective Branch (DB) has arrested former state minister for disaster management and relief Dr Enamur Rahman from the Bashundhara area of the capital last night.

Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media and public relations) of the DMP, confirmed the arrest.

The Awami League lawmaker is accused in several cases including murder, filed over the incidents during the July-August mass uprisings.

In August, Md Alamgir, the father of the deceased Sajjad Hossain, 29, filed a murder case with Savar Model Police Station, accusing 321 people including Dr Enam.

The police, however, didn't disclose in which case he was arrested.

Enamur was elected MP from the Dhaka-19 constituency in both the 10th and 11th National Elections.

In the 12th National Election held in 2024, he contested under the "boat" symbol but was defeated by an independent candidate named Saiful Islam.

He served as the state minister for Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief during 2019–2024.

Enamur is also the founding chairman of Enam Medical College and Hospital.

On September 23, the Anti-Corruption Commission launched an investigation against the former state minister.

There are allegations of abuse of power and acquisition of wealth beyond known sources of income against him.

According to ACC sources, Enam reportedly has around Tk 6 crore in cash deposits and investments in various institutions.

He has invested crores of taka in Enam Medical Hospital, Enam Education and Industrial Village, and Enam Cancer Hospital.​

 

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Ex-home minister Kamal a 'butcher' of Bangladesh: Shafiqul Alam

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has sharply criticised the media outlets that are giving platforms to people like former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, describing Kamal as the "butcher" of Bangladesh

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Ex-home minister Kamal a 'butcher' of Bangladesh: Shafiqul Alam

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Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has sharply criticised the media outlets that are giving platforms to people like former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, describing Kamal as the "butcher" of Bangladesh.

"Asaduzzamn Khan Kamal is the butcher of Bangladesh," he said today, referring to the killings of children, students, workers and rickshaw-pullers.

Responding to a question at a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the evening, Alam said no one in the world gives a platform to a "butcher" and interviews a "butcher".

"You can realise the quality of those who are giving him a platform," said the press secretary, adding that it is a big international propaganda campaign.

CA's deputy press secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were also present at the briefing where the press secretary shared the highlights of CA's engagements at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The chief adviser yesterday arrived in Dhaka from Switzerland after attending the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos where he was hailed as a "beacon, hero and an amazing image of stability."

The interview of fugitive mass-murder accused Asaduzzamn Khan Kamal carried by The Indian Express is full of lies and misinformation, said the CA's press wing.

Kamal, a close associate of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is reportedly hiding in India, is one of the masterminds of the July-August killings.

Indian Express carried his lies without verifying the information, the press wing said.​