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BFIU for freezing Arafat, wife’s bank accounts

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed all banks to freeze accounts of former state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad A Arafat and his wife Sharmin Mustary. In a letter, the unit today asked banks to block all types of withdrawals through the individual or business accounts to their names. A senior official of the anti-money laundering agency confirmed the matter to BSS.

Over Tk 92,000cr embezzled from banks in Awami years

About Tk 92,261 crore was embezzled in 24 major banking scams between 2008 and 2023, , equivalent to 12% of the national budget for FY24, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at an event held today (12 August). The event, titled "Bringing Discipline in the Banking Sector: What Should be Done Immediately," highlighted the growing erosion of public trust in the banking sector, driven by its continuous deterioration and the inadequate actions taken by the previous government’s policymakers. Fahmida Khatun, the executive director of CPD and the keynote speaker, outlined a series

DGFI gets Maj Gen Faizur new DG

Maj Gen Md Faizur Rahman has been appointed the new director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), according to a media release of the Inter Services Public Relations issued today.

Maj Gen Md Nasim Parvez was made the Commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology while Maj Gen Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud was made the new DG of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP, it said.

Hasina hasn’t issued any statement, says son

 Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh dictator Sheikh Hasina,  said in a statement on X on Sunday night that Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has not yet issued any statement before or after leaving Dhaka. ‘The recent resignation statement attributed to my mother published in a newspaper is completely false and fabricated. I have just confirmed with her that she did not make any statement either bef...

ICC,B farewell dinner in honour of Malaysian HC

ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman (8th from left) hosted a farewell Dinner in honour of Malaysian High Commissioner H.E. Ms. Haznah Binte Md. Hashim (7th from left); Indonesian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Heru Hartanto Subolo (9th from left) and Head of the Mission of Singapore High Commission Ms. Sheela Pillai (5th from right) in Dhaka on 9 August. [caption id="attachment_30797" align="alignleft" width="640"] ????????????????????????????????...
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