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ACC prosecutes ex-minister Dastagir, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed two separate cases against former textile and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, and his wife, Hasina Gazi, on charges of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and engaging in suspicious financial transactions...

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ACC prosecutes ex-minister Dastagir, wife
Staff Correspondent 05 March, 2025, 23:30

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed two separate cases against former textile and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, and his wife, Hasina Gazi, on charges of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and engaging in suspicious financial transactions.

The Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge court on the day ordered the freezing of 39 bank accounts with Tk 5.26 crore of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury over graft allegations.

The ACC filed the two cases against Dastagir and Hasina Gazi with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC director general Md Aktar Hossain at a press briefing.

According to the case statement, Dastagir, also a former Awami League lawmaker from the Narayanganj-1 constituency, allegedly amassed illegal assets worth Tk 23.51 crore and conducted suspicious transactions involving Tk 257.75 crore in his six bank accounts.

An inquiry revealed that Gazi’s total assets amounted to Tk 448.42 crore, whereas his legitimate income sources could only account for Tk 424.90 crore, said the case statement.

Another case was filed against Hasina Gazi on charges of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 9.69 crore and engaging in suspicious transactions of Tk 31.69 crore in her five bank accounts.

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, 2024, amid a student-led mass uprising, the ACC launched an inquiry against Dastagir.

Dastagir was arrested on August 25, 2024 from a relative’s house in the Shantinagar area of the capital Dhaka. He was later shown as arrested in a case filed over the murder of school student Roman Mia at Rupganj.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib ordered the freezing of 39 bank accounts with Tk 5.26 crore of Saifuzzaman.

The court issued the order following a petition submitted by ACC deputy director Md Mahfuz Iqbal seeking the order.

The ACC in its plea stated that the commission had already formed a team to probe money laundering allegations against Saifuzzaman.

On October 7, 2024, a court imposed a travel ban on Saifuzzaman and his wife, Rukmila Zaman.​

 

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TK 25,000CR DUBIOUS TRANSACTION: UP chair, wife sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found suspicious transactions involving Tk 25,160 crore through bank accounts of Brahammandi union parishad chairman Md Luck Mia, his wife and one of his staff at Araihazar in Narayanganj.

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TK 25,000CR DUBIOUS TRANSACTION: UP chair, wife sued
Staff Correspondent 06 March, 2025, 23:10

Md Luck Mia

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found suspicious transactions involving Tk 25,160 crore through bank accounts of Brahammandi union parishad chairman Md Luck Mia, his wife and one of his staff at Araihazar in Narayanganj.

Luck Mia was known as a close aide of former Awami League lawmaker from the Narayanganj-2 constituency Nazrul Islam Babu, according to locals.

Luck Mia is involved with the AL politics, and he is an executive committee member of the Araihazar upazila Awami League.

The anti-graft agency in an inquiry found that there were transactions worth Tk 14,376 crore in 49 bank accounts of Luck Mia and transactions worth Tk 461 crore in 14 bank accounts of his wife Mahmuda Begum.

The ACC also found transactions worth Tk 10,322 crore in 14 bank accounts of Luck Mia’s staff Md Mohsin Mollah.

Mohsin was appointed by Luck Mia with monthly salary of Tk 12,000.

Despite being a staff of UP chairman Luck Mia, Mohsin is managing director of two entities — NRB Textile Mills Limited and M/S NRB Traders Limited.

The ACC on Thursday filed two separate cases against Luck Mia and his wife Mahmuda on charges of amassing illegal wealth.

The commission also decided to conduct another inquiry against Luck Mia’s staff Mohsin and his family members.

ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain at a press briefing said that the commission filed the two cases with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1, accusing Luck Mia and his wife of amassing illegal wealth.

Of the two cases, ACC deputy director Sohanur Rahman filed a case against Luck Mia on charges of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 55.23 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk 14,376 crore.

The case statement said Luck Mia acquired these illegal assets between 1990 and 2024.

ACC assistant director Ashiqur Rahman filed a case against Mahmuda, accusing her of acquiring Tk 14.50 crore beyond known source of income and suspicious transactions of Tk 461.17 crore.

According to ACC officials, the transactions of over Tk 25,000 crore in the bank accounts of the three people took place between the 2014-15 financial year and the 2023-24 financial year.

Luck Mia, his wife and his staff conducted the transactions through their 77 bank accounts in the Premier Bank, Janata Bank and National Bank.

After the fall of the AL government on August 5, 2024 in a mass uprising, Luck Mia went into hiding, but later, he was arrested by the joint forces during the Operation Devil Hunt on February 25 from near Kanchan bridge at Rupganj.

Luck Mia is an accused in a number of cases filed on charges of murder during the student-led mass uprising in July-August in 2024.

ACC officials said that Luck Mia was involved in various types of corruption, including bribery, extortion and abuse of power in the Araihazar area.

During the inquiry, the ACC summoned him four times to appear at the ACC, but he ignored three summons and appeared at the ACC headquarters to face interrogation on the fourth summon, said ACC officials.

The ACC inquiry team also found a cotton mill owned by Luck Mia in Narayanganj, but when ACC officials went to visit the mill recently, they failed to do so due to obstruction by people of the mill.

ACC officials said that Luck Mia bought about 600 bighas of land and 265 bighas of land have already been seized by the ACC.​

 

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AL leaders with hands cuffed behind backs as they want to raise hands, shout against govt: PP

Around 9:39am on Wednesday morning, two police men opened the main gate of the custody of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court. Five police members were standing in front of the custody, all with sticks in hand. Behind them were Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to ousted...

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AL leaders with hands cuffed behind backs as they want to raise hands, shout against govt: PP
Asaduzzaman
Dhaka
Published: 12 Mar 2025, 22: 40

Salman F Rahman and Zunaid Ahmed Palak are being brought to court on 12 March Prothom Alo

Around 9:39am on Wednesday morning, two police men opened the main gate of the custody of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court.

Five police members were standing in front of the custody, all with sticks in hand. Behind them were Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for information and technology ministry.

Salman had his hands cuffed behind his back, so were Palak's.

Standing behind Palak with their heads bowed are former MP Sulaiman Selim and former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Atiqul Islam. Sulaiman and Atiq had their hands cuffed behind their backs.

Standing behind Sulaiman with their heads bowed is former senior secretary Mohibul Haque. He had his hands cuffed behind his back.

Standing to the left of Mohibul Haque was former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal’s son, Safi Mudassir Khan Jyoti. He had his hands cuffed behind his back.

Salman, Palak, Atiqul, and Mohibul wore police helmets. The front of the helmet was covered with glass. And each of them was on bulletproof jackets.

With their heads bowed, Salman, Palak, Atiqul, and Mohibul climbed the stairs from the ground floor of the court building to the second floor.

After they were taken in front of the courtroom, their helmets were removed. When they were taken to the dock, police removed the handcuffs from one hand. Salman, Palak, Atiqul, Sulaiman and Mohibul were all standing on the dock with heads bowed down.

At 9:40am, with the judge yet to arrive, Palak was seen having a conversation with one of his lawyers. He told the lawyer, “I don’t expect to get bail now. But you will collect copies of the case statement and charge sheet of every case filed against me.”

Then Palak kept giving his lawyer one advice after another. Atiqul Islam, who was standing to Palak's left, was also talking to his lawyer.

Salman F Rahman kept talking to his lawyer about various matters, including case-related matters, since he went to the dock. One of the officers said, "Sir (judge) is coming."

After the judge arrived in the courtroom, the police called Salman F Rahman and Atiqul by name.

Police told the court that an application had been filed to show Salman and Atiqul arrested in a case filed by Bhatara police station. The court granted their application to show them arrested in this case.

Palak with a fixed gaze

With handcuffs on one hand, Palak, wearing a blue T-shirt and black pants, stared at the judge.

Then the police told the court that an application had been filed to remand Palak for seven days in the Riaz murder case filed at Dhanmondi police station.

Omar Faruk Faruqi, the chief public prosecutor (PP) of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court in Dhaka, began to present arguments in favour of the remand.

Omar Faruq Faruqi told the court that Palak, an illegitimate state minister in the fascist Hasina government, had shut down the internet during the student-people's mass uprising against discrimination in July. In July, the Chhatra League had beaten up female students and others in the Dhaka University area. Riaz was shot dead in Dhanmondi area during the movement. Palak was one of the conspirators in shooting and killing the protesters during the student-people's mass uprising against discrimination.

Palak's lawyer opposed this stance by the state. His lawyer told the court that Palak had been remanded for 12 consecutive days recently. He was taken on remand before. He is not involved in any murder.

The court granted Palak a three-day remand after hearing. During the hearing, Palak stared at the judge.

Sulaiman and Safi converse

Former home minister’s son Safi stood silently in the dock initially. However, he talked with Sulaiman several times during the hearing of other accused.

PP Omar Faruq told the court that Safi was involved with various crimes including extortion and taking bribes in police recruitment. He had formed a criminal gang when his father was the home minister.

Safi’s lawyer protested against the state’s allegation and said he has been accused in slew of cases just because of his father.

The court granted a three-day remand for Safi.

Atiqul and Mohibul with their heads bowed

Former secretary Mohibul and former DNCC mayor Atiqul, standing silently on the dock, talked with their lawyers for a while.

Mohibul was arrested in a case filed with Tejgaon police station. Atiqul and Salman were arrested in another case with Bhatara police station.

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina government in a student-led mass uprising on 5 August, a total of 27 ministers of the government including former law minister Anisul Huq were arrested. Six state ministers and three deputy ministers and three advisers of Sheikh Hasina were also arrested. The arrested Awami League leaders include 43 former members of parliament and 11 former bureaucrats.

After 5 August, Anisul, Salman, former ministers, state ministers, advisers, secretaries and mayors were brought to the court with one hand in handcuffs. However, for the past two weeks, several others, including Anisul and Salman, have been brought to court from jail with both hands behind their backs.

Regarding Salman and Palak being brought to court with both hands behind their backs, PP Omar Faruq Faruqi told the court, "Recently, it has come to my attention that several accused, including Salman and Anisul, are being brought to court with both hands behind their backs. Basically, several accused want to raise their hands and shout anti-government remarks while being brought to the court from jail. They have hands cuffed behind their backs so that they cannot raise their hands and make such statements.”​

 

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Ambassador goes to Canada ignoring order to return Dhaka

The government ordered Bangladesh ambassador in Morocco Harun Al-Rashid to return to Dhaka “immediately” on 11 December last year and join the foreign ministry. But he went to Canada ignoring the order of the interim government. From there he has posted a status on his Facebook wall criticising...

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Ambassador goes to Canada ignoring order to return Dhaka

The interim government has finally decided to take actions against the ambassador who claimed himself a “persecuted Bangladeshi diplomat”, who went to another country ignoring the official order of the government.

Diplomatic Correspondent
Dhaka
Updated: 14 Mar 2025, 22: 54

The government ordered Bangladesh ambassador in Morocco Harun Al-Rashid to return to Dhaka “immediately” on 11 December last year and join the foreign ministry. But he went to Canada ignoring the order of the interim government.

From there he has posted a status on his Facebook wall criticising the interim government on Friday.

Harun Al-Rashid has written, “A Plea for Bangladesh—and for Myself. Subject: Bangladesh’s Descent into Anarchy under Yunus - The World’s Silence Is Painful”.

This professional ambassador has written, “On August 5, 2024, the nation experienced one of its darkest hours—a meticulously coordinated terrorist onslaught that shattered its foundations by overthrowing the legitimate government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As the country burned and order collapsed, Muhammad Yunus emerged as the usurper.”

The interim government has finally decided to take actions against the ambassador who claimed himself a “persecuted Bangladeshi diplomat”, who went to another country ignoring the official order of the government.

In a notification, the foreign ministry on Friday evening spoke about taking necessary actions to cancel the passports of the ambassador and his family. The ministry has also said about taking departmental actions against him.

Several former ambassadors termed Harun Al-Rashid’s decision to ignore the government order and go to another country as unforeseen.

Several former ambassadors also said the foreign ministry did not do anything for the last three months after asking him to return to the country.

They also asked whether the ministry investigated where he was in the last two and a half months leaving Morocco; and whether he took leave to go to Canada.

According to them, the foreign ministry could not avoid its responsibilities in this regard.

The former ambassadors said the action of the foreign ministry was too late.

The foreign ministry notification said immediate past Bangladesh ambassador in Morocco Harun Al-Rashid posted a status on his Facebook wall, where he praised the previous fascist government, and tried to portray that the post-5 August situation in Bangladesh under the interim government has been gradually becoming chaotic.

He also tried to damage the overall image of the country including several attempts by the interim government and chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, it added.

The foreign ministry further said such a writing on Facebook portraying the current situation in Bangladesh under the leadership of the chief adviser in a completely deformed way is completely unacceptable and deeply concerning. Such a writing hints at the ulterior motive of the writer.

The former ambassador went to Canada and identified himself in his Facebook as a “persecuted diplomat”, “exiled novelist” and “secular”, which are nothing but attempts to draw sympathy from abroad.

The foreign ministry has already taken necessary actions to cancel the passports of his and his family members. The ministry also will take departmental actions for such an action of Harun Al-Rashid.

The foreign ministry has further said it would never entertain such actions of the ministry’s officials and employees in the future and will take stern actions against them for any such acts.​

 

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Freeze 137 bank accounts of ex-Jashore MP Ranjit, family: court orders ACC

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 137 bank accounts of former Awami League lawmaker Ranjit Kumar Roy, his wife Neoti Rani Roy, and four of his family members over graft allegations

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Freeze 137 bank accounts of ex-Jashore MP Ranjit, family: court orders ACC

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A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 137 bank accounts of former Awami League lawmaker Ranjit Kumar Roy, his wife Neoti Rani Roy, and four of his family members over graft allegations.

The court also ordered the confiscation of 2433 decimals of immoveable properties, five flats and 60 shops owned by Ranjit and his family members.

The other four family members are his sons Rajib Kumar Roy and Sajib Kumar Roy, Rajib's wife Rishita Saha and Sajib's wife Anindita.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after ACC Assistant Director Md Sajid-ur-Roman, who is leading the inquiry team, submitted an application in this regard.

Ranjit, a former lawmaker from the Jashore-4 constituency, and his family members deposited Tk 2,78,59,360 in these accounts, said ACC's Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam.

Of the immoveable properties, Ranjit's wife owns two flats in the capital's Mirpur area while her two buildings are situated in Jashore.

Rajib owns two flats at Jashore, while Sajib owns a flat and 60 shops at Jashore.

Earlier on October 27 last year, the same court issued a travel ban on Ranjit, his wife, and four others after ACC Deputy Director Sirajul Haque submitted an application in this regard.​

 

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Seizure of assets of ex-minister Chumki ordered

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case...

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Seizure of assets of ex-minister Chumki ordered
Staff Correspondent 23 March, 2025, 23:41

Meher Afroz Chumki

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case.

The court also ordered the anti-graft agency to confiscate immoveable properties and freeze moveable properties of Molla Nazrul Islam, former deputy inspector general of police, and it also issued travel ban on former lawmaker Saifuzzaman Shikhor and his wife over corruption allegations.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain passed the orders following separate petitions filed by the ACC, said ACC deputy director for public relations Aktarul Islam.

Measuring 3,115 square feet, Meher Afroz’s flat is located at Banani in the capital and valued at Tk 30.51 lakh. There is Tk 2.32 crore in deposits in her five bank accounts.

In the petition, the ACC said that there was a possibility that these assets could be transferred and so it was necessary to seize her assets and freeze her bank accounts.

On January 21, the ACC filed two separate cases against Meher Afroz, also a member of parliament from the Gazipur-5 constituency, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 5.27 crore beyond her known sources of income.

Besides, the court issued a travel ban on former MP from the Magura-1 constituency Saifuzzaman Shikhor and his wife Sima Rahman over graft allegations.

The ACC in its plea said that a case was filed against Shikhor and Sima on charges of amassing illegal wealth.

It is imperative to issue an order prohibiting the two accused from traveling abroad until the probe into the case is completed for the sake of a fair investigation, the commission said in its petition.

On January 7, a case was filed against Shikhor on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1.79 crore and suspicious transactions worth Tk 10.98 crore in his banks accounts.

A case was filed against Sima on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1.16 crore.

Meanwhile, the court ordered the ACC to confiscate immoveable properties and freeze moveable properties of Molla Nazrul Islam, former deputy inspector general of police.

Molla Nazrul owns 10.18 kathas of land in the capital’s Aftab Nagar and two flats at Rampura. He also owns shares worth Tk 55,47,306.

The court also issued a travel ban on Molla Nazrul after a petition was filed in this regard.

On February 26, the ACC filed a case against Molla Nazrul on charges of amassing illegal wealth of Tk 1,64,30,540.

He was arrested in Rajshahi on February 8 and now in jail in connection with other cases.

The same court also issued a travel ban on Subhash Chandra Saha, former superintendent of police of Faridpur, in a case filed over amassing wealth of Tk 57,91,997 beyond known sources of income.

On December 4, 2024, the ACC filed the case against Subhash.​

 

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Hasina sued for conspiring to wage civil war, oust govt

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, along with 72 others, has been sued for conspiring to overthrow the interim government through a civil war.

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Hasina sued for conspiring to wage civil war, oust govt

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, along with 72 others, has been sued for conspiring to overthrow the interim government through a civil war.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police filed the sedition case with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court yesterday.

The court took cognisance of the case and directed the CID to investigate, said a press release issued by the CID yesterday.

According to the case statement, the CID received information about an online meeting held on December 19, 2024, where participants formed a platform called the "Joy Bangla Brigade" and discussed plans to bring ousted premier Hasina back to power by waging a civil war. A total of 577 individuals from home and abroad attended the meeting and showed support for Hasina's directives.

Rabbi Alam, vice president of Awami League's US chapter who convened the virtual meeting, has been named as the second accused in the case.

The case has been filed under Sections 121, 121A, 124A, and 34 of the Penal Code.​

 

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July uprising: Hasina, nine journos sued for attacks, incitement

Md Rafiqul Islam Bepari filed the case with the capital's Paltan Police Station on March 16

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July uprising: Hasina, nine journos sued for attacks, incitement

A case has been filed against 165 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine journalists, in connection with their alleged involvement in the mass killing of protesters during the July uprising.

Md Rafiqul Islam Bepari filed the case with the capital's Paltan Police Station on March 16, said Nasirul Amin, officer-in-charge of police station.

The accused journalists are Ayub Bhuiyan, general secretary of Jatiya Press Club; Santosh Sharma, editor of daily Kalbela; Syed Ashik Rahman, CEO of RTV; Shariful Islam Mollah, managing editor of Samakal; Saiful Islam, former president of Dhaka Reporters Unity and former chief editor of Boishakhi TV; Julfikar Ali Manik, former planning editor of Boishakhi TV; Motahar Hossain of Climate Journal Online; Asaduzzaman of Samakal; and Hira Talukder, former reporter of Shomoyer Alo.

The plaintiff alleged that the individuals, who are affiliated with the Awami League, played a role in the violent attacks that led to the deaths and injuries of people, including the plaintiff's cousin, Saiful Islam, who was among those killed.

According to the case statement, on July 19, the accused attacked the protesters in the capital's Kakrail area.

It said some of the accused directly participated in the attack or ordered the attack, while others are said to have incited the violence. The coordinated shooting and attacks resulted in the killing of Saiful and left many others injured.

The case drew attention after the metropolitan magistrate court took it into cognisance and ordering a probe.​