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

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Case filed against GM Quader, Chunnu in N’ganj

Jatiyo Party Chairman GM Quader, Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu and 143 others have been sued in an attempted murder case over the attack on protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement in Narayanganj

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Case filed against GM Quader, Chunnu in N’ganj

Jatiyo Party Chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu

Jatiyo Party Chairman GM Quader, Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu and 143 others have been sued in an attempted murder case over the attack on protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement in Narayanganj.

The case was filed with Siddhirganj Police Station on Friday night after a directive from the court, said Mohammad Shahinur Alom, officer-in-charge of the police station.

AKM Shamim Osman, a former lawmaker of Awami League, has been made the prime accused in the case, where 400-500 unnamed persons were also accused.

The plaintiff, Arif Mia, a resident of Narayanganj's Fatullah area was injured by several bullets on July 19 in the Signboard area during the movement.

"Arif appealed to a Narayanganj court first. Later, the court directed to record the FIR with the police station," said OC Alom.

No one has been arrested in this case so far.

According to the case document, after suffering bullet wounds, locals took him to a private hospital in Dhaka in an unconscious state. He was later referred to Mugda Medical College and Hospital.​

 

[Saif]

ACC sues Benazir, Matiur, family members

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed six cases against six people, including former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and former National Board of Revenue member Matiur Rahman, on charges of...

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ACC sues Benazir, Matiur, family members
Staff Correspondent 15 December, 2024, 18:38

Benazir Ahmed and Matiur Rahman | File photo

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed six cases against six people, including former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and former National Board of Revenue member Matiur Rahman, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 85.32 crore.

The six separate cases were filed with the ACC integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Aktar Hossain.

Of the cases, four were filed against Benazir, his wife Jissan Mirza, and their daughters Farheen Rishta and Tahseen Raisa, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 74.13 crore.

The ACC filed a case against Benazir on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 9.64 crore and concealing information of wealth worth Tk 2.62 crore.

The second case was filed against Benazir and Jissan on charges of accumulating illegal wealth worth Tk 31.69 crore and concealing information of wealth worth Tk 16.1 crore by Jissan.

The third case was filed against Benazir and Farheen for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 8.75 crore by Farheen, while the fourth case was filed against Benazir and Tahseen on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 5.59 crore.

Two other cases were filed against Matiur and his wife Shammi Akhtar Shibli on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 11.18 crore.

One of the two cases was filed against Matiur on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 5.28 crore and concealing information of wealth worth Tk 1.27 crore.

The second case was filed against Matiur and Shammi on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1.87 crore and concealing information of wealth worth Tk 2.75 crore by Shammi.

Amid massive allegations of corruption published in the media, the anti-corruption agency on April 18 decided to run an inquiry into the assets of Benazir and his family members.

Later, Benazir left the country.

On December 10, 2021, the United States declared the then-IGP Benazir ineligible for entry into the country for ‘gross violations of human rights’ while serving as the director general of the Rapid Action Battalion.

On June 4, the ACC decided to launch an inquiry into the corruption allegations against Matiur and his family members.

The former revenue board official faced the anti-corruption inquiry for the fifth time in the past two decades.

In 2004, the commission launched the first inquiry against Matiur, which was followed by three more enquiries in 2008, 2013 and 2021 without any breakthrough.

Matiur was exposed to public scrutiny after a video footage went viral on social media showing his second wife’s son, Mushfiqur Rahman Ifat, buying a goat for Tk 12 lakh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in June.​

 

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Would have nabbed Quader had his whereabouts been known: Jahangir

In response to a query over 'fictitious' cases across the country, he assured that the innocents will face no action.

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Would have nabbed Quader had his whereabouts been known: Jahangir
Staff Correspondent
Dhaka
Updated: 17 Dec 2024, 20: 07

Home affairs adivser Jahangir Alam addresses a meeting on law and order situation in Dhaka on 17 December, 2024. PID

The government had no information where former minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader had been hiding in the country for three months since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime.

“We would have nabbed Obaidul Quader had his location been known to us,” said home affairs adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury at a press briefing at the divisional commissioner office in Dhaka on Tuesday.

While placing a query, a journalist referred to an international crimes tribunal (ICT) rule that asked how the Awami League leader managed to remain in hiding for three months and flee the country despite an arrest warrant against him.

In response, the home affairs adviser said they have no idea how he spent three months in hiding. If his location was known, they would have detained him.

“If you had informed us about his hiding, we would have definitely detained him. Can you please provide an example where we did not arrest anyone despite having information about his hiding? We are sparing none,” he said.

Regarding updates in getting an Interpol red notice issued against Sheikh Hasina, the adviser said, “We have given the Interpol a reminder again. We are keeping them posted for quick issuance (of the notice).”

In response to a query over 'fictitious' cases across the country, he assured that the innocent will face no action.

“It has already been announced in the form of a notice. There were multiple phases of discussion in this regard. No one innocent was arrested, nor will be. It is, however, different if there are suspicions,” he added.​

 

[Saif]

Govt owes explanation for failure to arrest accused AL leaders

THE escape of many leaders of the Awami League accused of killing several hundred students and people during the July uprising, who the nation expects to be held to justice, is unacceptable. Such escapes of the perpetrators of the mass murder is an insult to victims and their family. While the...

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Govt owes explanation for failure to arrest accused AL leaders
19 December, 2024, 00:00

THE escape of many leaders of the Awami League accused of killing several hundred students and people during the July uprising, who the nation expects to be held to justice, is unacceptable. Such escapes of the perpetrators of the mass murder is an insult to victims and their family. While the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country to India amid the student-led mass uprising on August 5, dozens of leaders and activists of the Awami League also fled the country and took refuge in other countries. The escape of the general secretary, also the former roads and bridges minister, of the deposed Awami League has recently made the headlines. Despite there being a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Crimes Tribunal and 45 other Awami League leaders over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity, he managed to flee the country. The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal on December 17 brought to the tribunal’s attention that Obaidul Quader had remained inside the country for months after the warrant was issued on October 17. The tribunal has directed the police chief to explain how Awami League general secretary managed to leave the country despite a warrant for his arrest having been there. It has asked the police chief to submit a detailed explanation in two weeks.

The escape of the Awami League’s general secretary is shocking as it was he who on July 15 said that the Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, was ready to counter the protesters, who were then peacefully protesting against the discriminatory quota system in public services recruitment. Chhatra League activists that very day forced the peaceful protest to enter a violent phase with attacks on protesters, including female students, at universities. As the protest intensified, the government took one brutal measure after another that left more than 700 dead and many more injured. The escape of the general secretary has, therefore, understandably disappointed all who seek justice. What should also be noted is that people, especially the victims, protesters and their families, are generally disappointed regarding a perceived failure of the interim government to adequately respond to their demand for justice. While there are hundreds of videos and photographs of hundreds of members of Awami League fronts and law enforcement agencies who killed the protesters and wounded thousands during the uprising, the government has only been able to arrest a few of them while the majority are still at large. What is also highly threatening is that many of the Awami League activists are still trying to destabilise the country and the government.​

The government, therefore, owes an explanation. While the police chief must comply with court directives, the government needs to be proactive in bringing the perpetrators to justice. The government should also bring to justice the people who have helped the accused to flee the country.

 

[Saif]

Awami League leader, his wife arrested in Dhaka

Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Awami League Bogura Sadar upazila unit president Abu Sufian Shafiq and his wife Lipi Akther from Mohammadpur area of Dhaka on Wednesday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner (media and public relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman conf

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Awami League leader, his wife arrested in Dhaka
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Dec 19, 2024 00:26
Updated :
Dec 19, 2024 00:26

Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Awami League Bogura Sadar upazila unit president Abu Sufian Shafiq and his wife Lipi Akther from Mohammadpur area of Dhaka on Wednesday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner (media and public relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the arrest, reports BSS.

Sufian is an accused of 12 cases, filed during July-August student-people uprising, he said.​

 

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New Age | Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

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BFIU detects Tk 134cr deposits in account linked to Munni Saha
Mostafizur Rahman 04 December, 2024, 00:47

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Munni Saha

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has found Tk 134 crore of deposits in a bank account linked to journalist Munni Saha.

The account, registered under M/S Promotions, an advertising firm where Munni Saha and her husband, Kabir Hussain Taposh, are beneficiaries, exhibited unusually high activity.

Munni Saha is listed as the firm’s nominee, according to BFIU officials.

The account, located at One Bank’s Karwan Bazar branch, was opened on May 2, 2017, under account number 0121020005989.

Of the total deposits, Tk 120 crore was withdrawn, while the rest Tk 14 crore remains frozen.

On October 6, the BFIU sought information about her deposits, loans, lockers, credit cards, foreign trade, or offshore banking accounts or any associated individuals or entities in banks where it found such transaction.

M/S Promotions provides services such as promotional product design, advertising production, and marketing programme management.

The company also received a Tk 18 crore loan from One Bank on June 6, 2017, which became overdue by January 2019.

The loan was later renewed in November 2019, with the limit increased to Tk 25 crore despite repeated payment failures.

After the payment failures, however, the amount was rescheduled in September 2022 for five years.

In addition, unusual and suspicious transactions were found on different dates between One Bank’s Khatunganj branch client M/S Prime Traders and M/S Promotions despite having no business relations between them.

M/S Prime Traders imports various products and supply to the local market.

M/S Promotion transferred Tk 17.5 lakh, Tk 19 lakh and Tk 20 lakh by three separate cheques on September 29, 2019 to M/S Prime Traders.

Munni Saha could not be reached for her comments about the allegations despite repeated attempts over the phone.

BFIU officials suspected that Munni Saha accumulated huge assets during the Awami League regime. She is now facing several cases on charges of murder and crimes against humanity committed during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.

On Saturday, Tejgaon police station officer-in-charge Mubarak Hossain said that they rescued Munni Saha from Karwan Bazar area after she was surrounded by an angry crowd comprising leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, Shramik Dal and mass people.

Police, however, released her on Sunday, after five hours.

Munni Saha, a familiar television journalist and talk show host, began her career with Bhorer Kagoj.

She then moved to Ekushey Television and later joined ATN Bangla.

Munni Saha had been associated with ATN News since its inception but resigned from the media outlet in the past year.​

ATN Bangla is Indian owned and controlled as far as I know. Munni Saha will have a hard time getting bail now.

Dismantling R&AW's network in Bangladesh will take a fair bit of time. They had fifteen years to set it up.

 

[Saif]

Govt owes explanation for failure to arrest accused AL leaders

THE escape of many leaders of the Awami League accused of killing several hundred students and people during the July uprising, who the nation expects to be held to justice, is unacceptable. Such escapes of the perpetrators of the mass murder is an insult to victims and their family. While the...

www.newagebd.net

Govt owes explanation for failure to arrest accused AL leaders
19 December, 2024, 00:00

THE escape of many leaders of the Awami League accused of killing several hundred students and people during the July uprising, who the nation expects to be held to justice, is unacceptable. Such escapes of the perpetrators of the mass murder is an insult to victims and their family. While the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country to India amid the student-led mass uprising on August 5, dozens of leaders and activists of the Awami League also fled the country and took refuge in other countries. The escape of the general secretary, also the former roads and bridges minister, of the deposed Awami League has recently made the headlines. Despite there being a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Crimes Tribunal and 45 other Awami League leaders over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity, he managed to flee the country. The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal on December 17 brought to the tribunal’s attention that Obaidul Quader had remained inside the country for months after the warrant was issued on October 17. The tribunal has directed the police chief to explain how Awami League general secretary managed to leave the country despite a warrant for his arrest having been there. It has asked the police chief to submit a detailed explanation in two weeks.

The escape of the Awami League’s general secretary is shocking as it was he who on July 15 said that the Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, was ready to counter the protesters, who were then peacefully protesting against the discriminatory quota system in public services recruitment. Chhatra League activists that very day forced the peaceful protest to enter a violent phase with attacks on protesters, including female students, at universities. As the protest intensified, the government took one brutal measure after another that left more than 700 dead and many more injured. The escape of the general secretary has, therefore, understandably disappointed all who seek justice. What should also be noted is that people, especially the victims, protesters and their families, are generally disappointed regarding a perceived failure of the interim government to adequately respond to their demand for justice. While there are hundreds of videos and photographs of hundreds of members of Awami League fronts and law enforcement agencies who killed the protesters and wounded thousands during the uprising, the government has only been able to arrest a few of them while the majority are still at large. What is also highly threatening is that many of the Awami League activists are still trying to destabilise the country and the government.

The government, therefore, owes an explanation. While the police chief must comply with court directives, the government needs to be proactive in bringing the perpetrators to justice. The government should also bring to justice the people who have helped the accused to flee the country.

 

[Saif]

ATN Bangla is Indian owned and controlled as far as I know. Munni Saha will have a hard time getting bail now.

Dismantling R&AW's network in Bangladesh will take a fair bit of time. They had fifteen years to set it up.

If you really want to dismantle RAW's network in Bangladesh, you will have to ban Awami League from Bangladesh's politics. Awami league is nothing but an extended tail of India.