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Anisul, Salman held at last

Police today arrested former law minister Anisul Huq and ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's private industry and investment affairs adviser Salman F Rahman in a case filed with the New Market Police Station here. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media and Public Relations Division Deputy Commissioner Md Faruque Hossain confirmed the development to BSS. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested them from Sadarghat area of the capital city while they were trying to flee through river route, he said.

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.

Chief justice resigns

Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan has resigned from his position, said law advisor Asif Nazrul. Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan said, “I informed him (law advisor) that I have taken a decision on principle to step down and I hope all formalities will be completed by today.” The chief justice alleged, “A declaration has been made to attack the Supreme Court. Talks are also making the rounds on attacking my colleagues. Everything has been looted after attacking the residence of the chief justice. Their (justices) residences might also come under attack. There have already been attacks outside of several ...

RAB new DG, new DMP commissioner appointed

The top positions of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) were reconstituted on Wednesday. AKM Shahidur Rahman has been appointed as the new Director General of RAB, replacing Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Harun Ar Rashid. In addition, Md. Mainul Hasan has been named the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, taking over from Habibur Rahman. These new appointments were announced today in a notification by the public security division of the home ministry. On ...

Curfew to remain relaxed from 6am to 9pm in 4 districts

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said curfew will remain relaxed from 6am to 9pm in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Narsingdi districts while local administrations of other districts will take decision on curfew about the concerned districts. He said while speaking to journalists at his ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat after a meeting with top officials of the law enforcement agencies So far, 134 HSC examinees have been given bail while other examinees will also get bail and they will be freed, he said, adding but those w...

BANGLADESH: States must call out violations of civic freedoms at upcoming UN review

Bangladesh's human rights record is going to be reviewed at the 44th session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 13 November 2023.  CIVICUS and AHRC submitted a stakeholder submission for the UPR in April 2023 where our organisations highlight a range of issues. Out of the 29 recommendations Bangladesh received during the previous cycle of the UPR related to civic space, it has only partially implemented one, says a press release of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).

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