Former minister Matia Chowdhury, member of Awami League presidium and former minister of Awami League, has passed away in eternal sleep.

After the second Janaza at Gulshan Azad Mosque in after Zohar prayer on Thursday (October 17), her body was taken to the Buddhijibi Kabarstan.

The body of Matia Chowdhury was taken from her residence in Ramna Apartment Complex this morning. The first Janaza was held there. Awami League banners was paid tribute with flowers at the funeral. After that, tributes were paid by the Daily Sangbad family.

Matia Chowdhury's body was taken to Azad Mosque in Gulshan before 12:30 noon. Since most of the Awami League leaders were in hiding after August 5, no leader of the party was seen at the funeral. However, some leaders of the party's affiliates were seen at Azad Masjid. Besides Awami League League workers, Communist Party workers can be seen at the funeral.

Former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University AAMS Arefin Siddique, former president of Chhatra League Mainuddin Hasan Chowdhury, president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul were present at the funeral.

She breathed her last while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital yesterday after 12 noon on Wednesday. She was 82 years old. Matia Chowdhury was under treatment in the hospital for a long time. Sometimes she was brought home. But due to physical complications, she was again admitted to Evercare Hospital.

Matia Chowdhury was born on June 30, 1942 in Pirojpur. She was the Students Union president. After student politics she joined NAP. She was known as a firebrand in the field of politics. Joined Awami League in 1979. She held various responsibilities including the agriculture secretary of the party. Lastly she was a member of the AL presidium.

Dhaka: Trinamool BNP Chairperson Shamser Mobin Chowdhury has been arrested by the police.

He was arrested from his Banani residence in the capital on Thursday (October 17) afternoon.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner (DB-North) Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan confirmed the arrest. He said, he is being arrested and brought to the DB office.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) conducted a raid at Banani residence of Shamser Mobin Chowdhury at noon today.

Earlier, Shamser Mobin was sent back from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday (October 16) afternoon.

Shamser Mobin Chowdhury was the vice chairman of BNP. In 2015, he resigned from all posts of BNP. Then, in 2018, he joined the Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh led by former President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury. He became the chairperson of Trinamool BNP in September 2023 before the last national election on January 7. Late Nazmul Huda, founder of Trinamool BNP. Before the last national election, Trinamool BNP was registered by the Election Commission.

The court has banned former Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed and his wife from leaving the country.

On Thursday (October 17) in view of the application of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Assamas Jaglul Hossain issued this ban.

According to the complaint of the ACC, Aziz Ahmed is under investigation for abuse of power, corruption and misappropriation of money in his own name and in the name of his family members by laundering money abroad through various banks and entities, and conducting business and buying houses. . It is known that Aziz and his wife Dilshad Nahar Kakali are trying to leave the country.

In the interest of a fair investigation, it is necessary to cancel the foreign travel of the two.

General (Retd) Aziz Ahmed was appointed as the Bangladesh Army Chief on 18 June 2018. Before becoming the Army Chief, he was Quartermaster General (QMG) at Army Headquarters. Prior to that he was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army Training and Doctrine Command, Mymensingh. He was the Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from 2012 to 2016.

There are also allegations of Aziz Ahmed's cooperation in changing the names of the two brothers Haris and Joseph in their passports. In that incident, on September 24, the Election Commission canceled four fake NIDs of his two brothers Haris and Joseph.

Dhaka: The Advisory Council of the Interim Government has approved the list of holidays for 2025. In this, next year's holy Eid-ul-Azha will be six -day and Eid-ul-Fitr will be a five-day public holiday. Apart from this, the main religious festival of Hindus, the autumn Durga Puja holiday, has been made for two days.

On Thursday (October 17) in the capital's Tejgaon chief adviser's office the advisory council meeting was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

In the meeting, the holy Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr have been made public holidays for six days and five days. Among them, two Eids are a day off. And the rest of the days before and after Eid will be holidays by executive order.

In addition, Vijay Dashami is a general holiday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the main religious festival of Hindus. Before that there will be a holiday on Navami day by executive order.

At present there are three days off for Eid and one day off for Puja. But this time the Puja holiday was extended by one day by executive order. #