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Of the total deposits, Tk 120 crore was withdrawn, while the rest Tk 14 crore remains frozen.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

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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]

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.

 

[Saif]

ACC sues ex-minister Qamrul, MPs Henry, Shawkat

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed four cases against six people, including former food minister Qamrul Islam, former lawmakers Jannat Ara Henry and Shakwat Hasanur Rahman Rimon, on charges of amassing illegal wealth.

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ACC sues ex-minister Qamrul, MPs Henry, Shawkat
Staff Correspondent 24 December, 2024, 00:21

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed four cases against six people, including former food minister Qamrul Islam, former lawmakers Jannat Ara Henry and Shakwat Hasanur Rahman Rimon, on charges of amassing illegal wealth.

The commission also approved the filing of four separate cases against former state minister for disaster management and relief Mohibur Rahman, former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury and his family members over allegations of corruption.

Besides, the Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge court imposed a travel ban on former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor and former lawmaker Sayeed Khokon and his family members over allegations of corruption.

The ACC filed a case against Qamrul, his son Tanzir Islam and daughter Segupta Islam with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 on charges of amassing illegal wealth, said ACC director general (prevention) Aktar Hossain.

According to the case statement, Qamrul, Tanzir and Segupta amassed illegal wealth worth Tk 6.29 crore, Tk 1.46 crore and Tk 1.10 crore respectively.

Besides, the ACC filed two separate cases with its integrated district office in Pabna against former AL lawmaker from the Sirajganj-2 constituency Jannat Ara Henry and her husband Md Shamim Talukder on charges of amassing illegal wealth.

According to the cases’ statements, Henry amassed wealth worth Tk 57.13 crore and her husband Shamim amassed assets worth Tk 20.47 crore beyond known sources of income.

Apart from these, there are also allegations of suspicious transactions of Tk 3,893 crore in 49 bank accounts of the couple.

ACC deputy assistant secretary Subal Chakma filed a case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 against former lawmaker from Bogura-2 constituency Shakwat Hasanur Rahman Rimon on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 35.96 crore.

The ACC also approved the filing of three separate cases against former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury, and his daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury, for not submitting their wealth statements to the commission.

The ACC gave the approval at a meeting of the commission held at its Segun Bagicha headquarters in the capital Dhaka, said ACC deputy director for public relations Aktarul Islam.

Earlier, the ACC had issued notices to the three graft suspects to submit their wealth statements to the commission, but they did not submit the reports, he said.

SK Sur Chowdhury has been under scrutiny by the ACC for his alleged links to Former NRB Global Bank managing director Prashanta Kumar Haldar, also known as PK Halder.

PK Halder, also the prime accused in several dozen cases of financial crimes in Bangladesh, was arrested in Ashoknagar, India on May 14, 2022 on charges of money laundering. But he recently got bail in the money laundering case.

Earlier, the ACC froze the bank accounts of SK Sur, his wife and his daughter as part of an inquiry into allegations of tax evasion against the three.

Later, in July 2022, the National Board of Revenue directed banks to freeze the bank accounts of SK Sur and his wife Suparna.

The ACC also approved the filing of a case against former state minister Mohibur Rahman over allegations of amassing Tk 3.92 crore beyond known sources of income.

Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge Md Ibrahim Miah imposed a travel ban on former DSCC mayor Sayeed Khokon, his wife Farhana Sayeed, mother Shahana Hanif, and brother Javed Ahmed over allegations of corruption.

The court issued the travel bans following a petition submitted by ACC deputy director Masudur Rahman seeking the ban.​