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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday announced its decision to file separate cases against Gemcon Group chief executive Kazi Anis Ahmed and his brother, also a director of the company, Kazi Inam Ahmed. ACC director general Akhter Hossain made the announcement at a briefing at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka. The ACC probe found that Kazi Anis Ahmed amassed wealth worth Tk 80.35 crore beyond his known sources of income. Between 2002 and 2022, there were suspicious transactions of about Tk 80 crore through 20 bank accounts opened in the name of Anis Ahmed, including Tk 38.45 crore withdrawn from the accounts. Kazi Inam Ahmed, on the other hand, amassed wealth worth Tk 74.78 crore beyond his known sources of income. In his 14 bank accounts, Inam made suspicious transactions between 2002 and 2022 involving the amount, including over Tk 36 crore withdrawn, said the ACC. The case has been approved under section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided  to launch an investigation into the irregularities in the recruitment and tender process for outsourcing employees at Rampal thermal power plant in Bagerhat. ACC Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam disclosed this at a regular briefing held at its head office on Monday although the decision was actually taken on August 25.  Tk 2,288 crore embezzled in the name of sending workers to Malaysia: ACC to sue 31 more individuals He also said the commission will also investigate the alleged embezzlement of money through the illegal sale of the plant's assets.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has urged citizens to extend cooperation by sharing information to prevent the infiltration of illegal firearms into the country. A number of vested groups have been attempting to smuggle firearms across the border in recent months with the ill motive of destabilising the law and order situation in the country, according to BGB. The paramilitary force has seized a staggering cache of weapons in the past three months alone, it said.  These include 16 local and foreign pistols, two revolvers, two submachine guns, five rifles, 16 homemade guns, three shotguns, three mortar shells, eight hand grenades, 27 other types of weapons, 21 magazines, and 1,003 rounds of ammunition. Bangladesh Election: Intelligence-based crackdown planned as police seek missing weapons Officials of the BGB headquarters  said intelligence surveillance and operational activities have been intensified in border areas to check the entry of such illegal arms. Seeking people’s active role in combating this threat BGB has opened a dedicated toll free  hotline – 01769600555 – where citizens can share information confidentially, said BGB headquarters public relations officer Shariful Islam.  Stopping the influx of illegal weapons is not just a security issue it’s a matter of national interest, he said.

A Sylhet court issued a show-cause notice to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Sarwoer Alam over his alleged role in the dismissal of teachers at an English-medium institution in the city. On Thursday, the court of Senior Assistant Judge in Sylhet passed the order, asking the DC to submit written explanations within 15 working days. According to court sources, two teachers and the vice-principal of Sylhet Khajanchibari International School and College (SKISC) were recently dismissed. Challenging the legality of the decision, senior teacher Abeda Haque filed a petition to the court. The petition alleged that the teachers’ dismissal was carried out unlawfully by exerting administrative influence. Ex-BNP leader held in Sylhet stone looting case After reviewing the petition, the court noted that the DC’s role appeared questionable, with initial signs of violating earlier court directives, and ordered him to explain why legal action should not be taken against him. On Sunday evening, DC Sarwoer told the media, “We have not yet received any notice from the court. Once we get it, we will respond accordingly.” Advocate Irshadul Haque, who is representing the petitioner, said in the interest of justice, the court issued the show-cause notice to the Deputy Commissioner. “We expect the matter will be resolved through a proper investigation and judicial process,” he added.

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted a day's remand for former National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Motiur Rahman and his wife, Layla Kaniz, former chairman of Raipura Upazila Parishad, in connection with a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Monirul Islam passed the order after hearing a remand plea from Sabikun Nahar, deputy assistant director of the ACC and investigation officer of the case, who had sought a three-day remand. ACC Prosecutor Mohammad Tariqul Islam said that the couple is accused of acquiring assets worth Tk 2.45 crore using fake companies and documents, along with holding an additional Tk 53.41 crore in assets that are allegedly inconsistent with their known sources of income. He further said that the couple is suspected of being involved in large-scale fraud through the buying and selling of placement shares, and the ACC needs to determine the extent of the alleged forgery and whether others were involved. The remand was also sought to investigate how the couple allegedly helped acquire assets worth Tk 53.41 crore in the name of their daughter, Farzana Rahman, without any verifiable source of income. On July 2 last year, the ACC issued separate notices to Motiur and his family members seeking asset declarations. In response, on August 29, Motiur, his two wives, and five other family members—including his son and daughter—submitted their asset statements. Following an investigation, the ACC deemed the declarations inadmissible and filed a case on January 6 this year. The Detective Branch (DB) of police later arrested Motiur and Layla from the Bashundhara Residential Area on January 14.  

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday decided to file cases against 31 individuals, including chairmen, managing directors and directors of 13 overseas recruiting agencies, over allegations of embezzling around Tk 1,159 crore in the name of sending workers to Malaysia. ACC Director General Akter Hossain confirmed the matter to journalists at the commission’s headquarters in Segunbagicha. Earlier, the ACC had filed a case against 33 people from 12 overseas companies for embezzling about Tk 1,128 crore on similar charges. With the inclusion of 13 more companies, the total number of accused now stands at 64 from 25 agencies, with the combined embezzled amount reaching nearly Tk 2,288 crore. According to officials, after the reopening of the Malaysian labour market in August 2022, the country allocated over 532,000 quotas for Bangladeshi workers. Of them, nearly 476,000 managed to reach Malaysia, but around 17,777 workers failed to board flights on time. A probe committee formed by the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment found that widespread irregularities and mismanagement by recruiting agencies were responsible for the failure.

A man was killed in front of his wife after she was raped before his eyes in a shocking incident in Cox’s Bazar town late Saturday night. Police, with the help of locals, arrested one person in connection with the brutal crime. The incident took place around midnight at Uttaran Residential Area on the Kalatali Bypass Road, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) and district police spokesperson Md Jasim Uddin Chowdhury. The deceased was identified as Ranjan Chakma, whose body has been kept at Cox’s Bazar District Sadar Hospital morgue. His wife, who was raped, is undergoing treatment at the same hospital. The arrestee, Birel Chakma (55), is now in police custody and being interrogated, Jasim Uddin said. Police said both the victim couple and the accused hail from Rangamati. According to the preliminary investigation, the couple had been staying at Birel Chakma’s house for the past three days due to previous acquaintance. They came to Cox’s Bazar to collect some money owed by a man named Jasim at the town’s bus terminal. Ranjan’s wife told police that Birel had been making indecent proposals to her for several days, which she rejected, angering him. On Saturday night, Birel and Ranjan drank together at the house. Later, in an inebriated state, Birel forced Ranjan out of the room and then raped his wife. As the woman screamed, Ranjan rushed back and tried to save her, but Birel attacked him with a sharp weapon, hacking him on the head and killing him on the spot, police said. According to ASP Jashim, The woman managed to escape the house and screamed for help on the street. Locals caught Birel while he was trying to flee with blood-stained clothes and a bag, and handed him over to police. Police said legal proceedings are underway against the accused.

Saifuddin Mohammad Emdad, an Alim student at a madrasa in Dhaka who is officially recognised as a “Category-A July Warrior,” on Sunday denied filing two separate cases in Dhaka and Chattogram. He made the statement at a press conference at the National Press Club in the capital. Emdad said he was shot by police at Wasa Moar in Chattogram on August 5, 2024, at the height of the anti-discrimination movement. Bullets pierced his eye, head, and face, leaving him collapsed on the street. After long medical treatment, he became a symbol of the movement and was officially listed among the severely injured July fighters. “But today, the very sacrifice I made has put me in danger. Cases have been filed in my name—one in Chattogram and another in Dhaka. These are being manipulated under the influence of powerful accused individuals, with questionable roles played by police,” he said. In Chattogram, he himself is the plaintiff, while a man named M.A. Hashem Raju, claiming to be a human rights activist, has shown himself as filing a case on his behalf in Dhaka. “In reality, this is completely fabricated—a conspiracy to discredit the July fighters. I never filed such a case in Dhaka,” he added. He further alleged that Mohammad Aftab Hossain, the recently transferred OC of Khulshi Police Station under CMP, is also involved in this conspiracy, saying he enjoyed undue privileges in various police stations as an investigation officer during the previous fascist regime. On June 17, 2025, Emdad filed a case with Khulshi Police Station over being shot by police in August 2024. In that case, he provided a detailed account of the movement and named those responsible, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, senior officials of the administration, and 167 others. Among the accused are Mahbubul Alam, former President of FBCCI and the Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry, along with industrial groups such as PHP Group and GPH Group, who he said financed and supported the repression, as well as those directly involved in the attacks. He said he also submitted medical records, treatment papers, and other evidence as supporting documents. “On August 4, 2024, I was in the New Market area of Chattogram. That afternoon, in the Khulshi Thana area, I was shot in the eye. Analysis of my mobile phone’s cellular location (CDR) clearly proves that on that day I was in Khulshi, Nasirabad, and Panchlaish—not in Dhaka,” he noted in his written speech. Recounting the background of the false case, he said Raju contacted him earlier this year, introducing himself as a human rights activist and promising to help with his treatment, even abroad. “Under the pretext of arranging treatment and government benefits, he took my signature on blank papers and stamped sheets. Using those, he filed a case in Dhaka court, pretending to be the plaintiff. Even the address he used was false,” Emdad said. He added that Raju never arranged any medical assistance or government support for him. Instead, he later learned through local police that Raju had filed the case in his name. “This is a completely false case and an act of fraud. He is exploiting my name to carry out case-trading,” he alleged. After filing his case at Khulshi Thana, Emdad said he began receiving threats. At the same time, several media outlets owned by industrial groups—listed as financiers of the July movement—started deliberately portraying him in a negative manner, claiming he had been shot in both Dhaka and Chattogram on the same day and filed two cases. “This fabricated case and misleading reports are intended to question and discredit the July uprising. Raju staged this fraudulent drama specifically to undermine my sacrifice and role in the movement,” he said. Despite losing vision in one eye, he said he had never bowed his head. “But today, the greater wound is not in my eye—it is in my heart. Because my sacrifice is being exploited by someone to stage a fraudulent act,” he added. Emdad said he served a legal notice to Raju on June 28, demanding the withdrawal of the case and return of his signed papers. On July 17, 2025, he also filed a General Diary (GD No. 1189) with Shahbagh Police Station after receiving no response. In addition, he has submitted an application before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate seeking withdrawal of the false case filed by Raju.

In a swift breakthrough, Kadamtali police have arrested three people, including the boyfriend, within 24 hours of killing a girl that stemmed from a dispute over marriage. The arrestees were identified as Saiful Islam, 24, his elder sister Sumi Akhter, 32, and her husband Elahin alias Elahi alias Ibrahim (42). Based on secret information, several teams of Kadamtoli police station conducted simultaneous drives in Kadamtoli thana area and arrested the trio from Jurain Boubazar area at around 9:00 pm on Saturday, said DC (Media) of the DMP Talebur Rahman. According to sources at Kadamtali thana, the murder incident came to light on Friday morning when a suspicious sack was reported lying on the roadside in front of Haji Mishir Ali’s house on Lal Miah Road. Responding to a 999 emergency call at around 9:10am, a team of Kadamtoli thana police arrived at the scene, opened the sack in the presence of locals, and recovered the body of an unidentified woman. Then the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Later, with assistance from the CID fingerprint division, the victim was identified as Rokhsana. Following the identification, arrested Suma Akhter and her husband Elahi Ibrahim visited the thana introducing them as elder sister and brother-in-law of the victim Ruksana and confirmed Rokhsana’s identity from a photograph shown by the duty officer of the police station on Saturday noon. They informed the police that Ruksana had been missing since September 11. Later, they left the police station. Officer-in-charge of Kadamtoli police station Mohammad Ayub told UNB that the police became suspicious when one Md. Gofran Hawlader went to the police station on Saturday afternoon and introduced him as the brother-in-law of the victim Ruksana. Later that day, Md. Gofran Hawlader filed a murder case with Kadamtali Police Station. Teacher arrested after two madrasa students beaten, case filed Soon after the case was filed, four separate investigation teams began working simultaneously. Analyzing CCTV footage from the crime scene and using digital forensics, investigators were able to identify the suspects and pinpoint their location. A targeted operation was launched, leading to the three arrests in the Jurain Boubazar area. Based on information provided by the arrestees, police recovered a battery-run auto-rickshaw used in the crime, along with a polythene sheet and the victim’s sandals. During preliminary interrogation, arrested Elahi Ibrahim revealed that the victim Rokhsana had been in a relationship with his brother-in-law Saiful. However, Saiful later became involved with another woman and expressed his intention to marry her. Rokhsana opposed this, which reportedly triggered the fatal conflict. Saiful, his sister Sumi, and her husband Elahi then conspired to murder Rokhsana.

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday warned that the government will enforce law to clear the roads and railways in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district if the ongoing blockade is not withdrawn by this afternoon. The protesters should present their demands through proper channels instead of holding thousands of people hostage, said the adviser while talking to reporters after a meeting of the law and order committee at the Secretariat. The protesters continued their blockade for the fifth straight day on Sunday demanding reinstatement of the Faridpur-4 parliamentary constituency boundary. The demonstrators blocked seven points on two highways and three points on rail tracks, causing severe disruption in transport movement and immense suffering for people in 21 districts in the country’s southwest region. Protesters stopped the Nakshikatha train at Hamirdi railway crossing on the Rajbari–Faridpur–Dhaka line around 9 am, forcing passengers to disembark. Faridpur protesters block highways, railways for 5th day over constituency demarcation The demonstrations follow the Election Commission’s recent gazette which redrew boundaries for 46 parliamentary constituencies ahead of the upcoming national election. According to the gazette, Algi and Hamirdi unions of Bhanga upazila, previously under Faridpur-4, have been attached to Nagar Kanda upazila under Faridpur-2.