Staff Correspondent The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found that the detained NASSA Group chairman Nazrul Islam Majumder has laundered USD 3 million to the US through “trade based money laundering”. According to a press release of the CID, its preliminary inquiry has found that Nazrul siphoned off the money to the US by exporting goods against 130 LCs/sales contracts in the name of Firoza Garments Ltd, a sister concern of NASSA Group, from the National Bank Ltd. from 2020 to 2024. The CID has claimed that they have proof in their hands that Nazrul earned $3 billion through exporting…
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Staff Correspondent Chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is going to resume talks with different political parties from Saturday. Other advisers of the interim government will also be present in those meetings. Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam disclosed this in a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy Wednesday. He said the main agenda of these meetings will be providing updates regarding the progress of different reform commissions formed by the interim government. Besides, there will be talks on law and order in the country.
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh and India have emphasized that the two neighbouring countries need to work together in promoting bilateral relations for the welfare of their people. This was observed today, Wednesday while Indian high commissioner Pranay Verma paid a courtesy call on the foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry in the capital, a foreign ministry’s press release said. During the meeting, the two sides discussed a range of bilateral issues, with particular emphasis on the resumption of regular visa processing by the Indian high commission. Both the foreign adviser and the Indian envoy underscored the importance…
Staff Correspondent Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossin recently expressed optimism for enhanced solidarity among Arab nations and the broader international community in their collective efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict. He made the remark while Egypt ambassador to Bangladesh Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy paid a courtesy call on him at the foreign ministry here, said a foreign ministry's press release. During the meeting, the Egypt envoy expressed gratitude for the humanitarian assistance that Bangladesh has provided to the Palestinian people. Ambassador Omar informed that Egypt would host the D-8 Summit in 2024 and conveyed Cairo's invitation for the participation…
Staff Correspondent Norwegian Ambassador-Designate Mr. Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Kazi Russel Pervez, Director General, West Europe & EU, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently.
Staff Correspondent Recently, Danish Ambassador Christian Brix Møller congratulated Md. Jashim Uddin on his recent appointment as Foreign Secretary during a courtesy call at the MOFA.They discussed the Interim Government’s reform initiatives and Denmark’s offer of support in promoting good governance, democracy, human rights, and the rehabilitation of victims of torture. Ambassador Møller also acknowledged the existing cooperation between the two nations and expressed Denmark's interest in investing in Bangladesh’s port infrastructure, logistics, and offshore wind energy sectors, as well as in the development of the pharmaceutical industry. On that note, the Foreign Secretary emphasised Bangladesh’s deep appreciation for the…
General clients took loans by depositing or mortgaging gold in the Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited.Its former chairman – Mohiuddin Ahmed, who is also joint general secretary of Awami League’s Dhaka south unit – sold off the customers’ assets with fake ownership records. According to documents, Mohiuddin Ahmed illicitly sold off a total of 7,398 bharis of gold in 2020, which currently holds a market value of around Tk 1 billion. It affected a total of 2,316 clients of the bank. Its supervising entity, the rural development and cooperative division, initiated an investigation into the incident but was forced to stop…
Staff Correspondent ; The interim government has introduced a new policy, making it mandatory for advisers and equivalent individuals to submit their income and asset statements. The same applies to their spouses if they have other sources of income. The cabinet division promulgated the policy on disclosure of statement of income and assets of interim government advisers and persons of equivalent rank – 2024 on Tuesday. As per the policy, advisers to the interim government and individuals with equal ranks are now required to submit detailed statements of their income and assets annually. They will submit it to the chief…
Staff Correspondent Italian ambassador Antonio Alessandro on Wednesday met chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and said his country would support Bangladesh’s police reforms and work together for formal migration to the country. Safe, organised and regular migration to Italy, economic and trade cooperation, and police reforms dominated the talks during the meeting held at chief adviser’s office. “We want to protect Bangladesh migrants. We have to work for better regular migration,” ambassador Alessandro said. The envoy praised the reform efforts of the interim government. He offered Italian support for police reforms, including training for the security forces. “Our police do it…
Staff Correspondent Chowdhury Mohammed Hanif Shoeb has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the board of directors of Citizens Bank PLC in the third Annual General Meeting. The AGM of the bank was attended by shareholders and directors on 14 September, says a press release. Hanif Shoeb is a renowned business person having long 30 years’ experiences and exposures in the country’s trading and industrial segment with particular concentration in the garments and textiles sectors. Hanif Shoeb is the CEO and managing director of a good number of enterprises of Salma Group occupying distinctive position in the corporate…
