report in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 23, 2023Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a financial intelligence agency that works to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, in a directive on Tuesday asked all to stop business and financial relations with the banned militant organization Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. After the militant organization was banned by the government, the BFIU issued the directive, adding that any business relationship with this organization is ordered to stop or face…
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report in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 22, 2023Jatiya Party Chairperson GM Quader has called for an “all-party dialogue to ensure a free and fair polling” in Bangladesh. He came up with the call in a telephonic interview with the Hindu. In the interview, Quader created equidistance both from Prime Minister Hasina’s government as well as the BNP. Quader said that it is very important for the government to come forward seeking a dialogue with all political…
by Jagaran Chakma in The Daily Star, Aug 22, 2023One of the development projects undertaken on Chinese loans has been completed while eight others are being implemented in full swing following a prolonged hiatus for the pandemic, said relevant officials and Economic Relations Division (ERD). A memorandum of understanding titled “Strengthening investment and production capacity cooperation”, comprising 27 projects and a cost of $20 billion, was signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Bangladesh…
by Nurul Amin in Prothom Alo, Aug 21, 2023“Earn Tk 18,000 working 20 minutes per day online,” “We are disbursing loans without any collateral”. A group of Chinese nationals have embezzled many people’s money with flashy advertisements. Apart from this, they are deceiving Bangladeshi people online in various ways. After investigating several cases of cybercrime, the police found the involvement of Chinese nationals living in Bangladesh. Police officials involved in the investigation say that Chinese…
report in Prothom Alo, Aug 20, 2023Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad yesterday assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, will provide all support and cooperation to the PM. Raushan, also the chief patron of the party, said this while meeting with Hasina at her Gonobhaban residence. After meeting the PM, Raushan shared the meeting’s excerpts with her political secretary Golam Moshi, her son Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad, and JP…
by Golam Mowla in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 20, 2023Once again, hundreds of thousands of young individuals in Bangladesh have lost their investments due to a scam by a multi-level marketing (MLM) company. MTFE, an illicit online gambling and cryptocurrency trading MLM company, has abruptly ceased its operations, several investors confirmed on Friday night. Estimates suggest that through this company, a staggering amount of at least Tk20,000 crore has been siphoned off from Bangladeshi investors using…
by Salman Tarek Shakil in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 20, 2023*New Delhi says weak Awami League not beneficial**Opposition parties express distrust towards India***Internal BNP divisions on interpreting India’s stance****GM Quader to visit India about elections*****BNP plans mass gathering on September 1An article published in the prominent Indian newspaper, Anandabazar Patrika, has sparked controversy and unrest among the opposition parties in Bangladesh. Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and several allied parties addressed the “India issue”…
report in Dawn, August 19th, 2023HYDERABAD: Representatives of the Commission for Inter-Faith Harmony have urged Chief Justice of Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff and other government functionaries to form a commission to probe the tragic Jaranwala incident. Fathers Danial Fayaz, Jamil Albert, Shahzad Khokhar, James Castloino and others said at a press conference at local press club on Friday that if perpetrators of such crimes had been punished in the past, the Jaranwala incident would…
by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 19, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) recently made a rare overt show of support for its ally Jamaat-e-Islami by expressing deep shock and sorrow at the death of Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former MP Delawar Hossain Sayedee, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971. This is the first time that the BNP has mourned the death of a convicted…