The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has recovered Tk. 2.45 crore from the house of former Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Defense Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Lieutenant General Saiful Alam.

In response to a question from media personnel in front of the ACC head office on Sunday (March 2), the agency's Director General Md. Akhter Hossain (Prevention) gave this information.

He said that an investigation is underway against Lieutenant General Saiful Alam in the ACC. Based on a secret tip-off, the Anti-Corruption Commission conducted a raid on his cantonment house on February 27. During this, Tk. 2.45 crore was recovered from his house. Later, the money was seized in the presence of various intelligence members and joint forces. It was sent to court on Sunday morning.

Earlier, in a notification issued by the Ministry of Defense on September 10 last year, Md. Saiful Alam was sent on compulsory retirement. After the student-public uprising in the country, Lieutenant General Md. Saiful Alam was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before that, he was the Commandant of the National Defense College.

He also served as the Quartermaster General of the Army, Director General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) and GOC of the 11th Infantry Division.

Recently, the Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the Bangladesh Bank froze the bank accounts of Lieutenant General Saiful Alam. At the same time, the accounts in the names of his wife and children and the bank accounts of the businesses owned by them were also frozen.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken a set of important decisions to improve the law and order situation in the country. The ministry said that regular monitoring is being done to implement these decisions.

This information was given in a notification sent by the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday (March 2).

The important decisions taken by the ministry are:

1. Special operations have been started across the country from February 8 to catch identified criminals, terrorists and drug and smugglers.

2. In order to boost the morale of various law enforcement agencies including the police and to efficiently discharge their assigned duties, a workshop on 'Enforcing the Law with Emphasis on Human Rights and the Environment in the Changing Situation of the Country' has been held across the country with the participation of the police, administration, judiciary and public prosecutors.

3. Heads of various police units, deputy police commissioners, brigade heads deployed in the army field and other responsible officers briefed the media about the decisions taken regarding each incident.

4. The number of patrols at checkpoints and crime-prone areas has been increased at important points in the capital. Joint forces consisting of the army, various police units and BGB are conducting intensive operations in target areas.

5. In addition to regular patrols, additional patrols by the navy and coast guard have been deployed on important roads in the capital.

6. Criminals are being arrested by conducting combined operations in robbers, dacoits, juvenile gangs and other crime-prone areas.

7. Law enforcement agencies have been instructed to update the list of police stations-based terrorists and take immediate action.

8. Law enforcement agencies have been increased patrols around Dhaka city, especially in Tongi, Basila, Keraniganj, Munshiganj areas.

9. Steps have been taken to purchase motorcycles for DMP police members, BGB, Ansar and Bangladesh Coast Guard members so that they can immediately patrol the alleys and catch criminals.

10. Taking various steps to disseminate true information against lies, rumors and propaganda.

11. Senior officials of the law enforcement agencies, including the Home Adviser, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, Home Secretary, IGP of Police, DMP Commissioner, are inspecting and monitoring police stations, check posts and patrol activities in the early morning and late at night.

12. The Home Adviser has already held meetings with law enforcement officers in all administrative divisions of the country and has provided necessary directions to the law enforcement agencies.

13. With a view to effectively improving the law and order situation in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area, officials at various levels of the Home Ministry have been given regular responsibility to monitor the night activities of various check posts and patrol teams formed by various forces.

14. Case Monitoring Committees have been formed at the district and metropolitan levels to identify the real criminals by scrutinizing the cases. In this way, innocent people are being protected from harassment in cases.

15. The cases of the families of the martyrs of the July Revolution are being monitored regularly and seriously so that the real criminals can be identified and brought to justice.

16. The Ministry of Home Affairs is seriously reviewing every incident related to law and order and taking necessary measures.

The party itself will have to take responsibility for violating the code of conduct of its own party, said Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin.

He said that the consensus commission can take the documents from each party to make the elections fair. Then it will be much easier to hold fair elections.

He made these comments after a discussion meeting on the 7th National Voters' Day on Sunday (March 2). The CEC released the final voter list for 2024 at the inaugural ceremony. In addition, a colorful rally was taken out in front of the building with Election Commission officials and employees after the inauguration.

At the ceremony, the Chief Election Commissioner said that currently there are a total of 123.732,274 voters in the country. Male voters are 63.361,615. And female voters are 63.79663. Third gender voters are 994. The voter growth rate is 1.54 percent.

After the discussion meeting, the CEC said that it is possible to win by terrorizing the vote. But in the end, it is not good for the party and the country. He also expressed hope that no one will do such a thing. The Chief Election Commissioner also said that the commission is not worried about the contradictory statements of various parties regarding fair and credible elections.

Stating that this time there is an opportunity to create interest in voters returning to vote, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah said that a new voter list will be published again by June 30. This is an ongoing process. Voters will be registered even after that, he said.

Stating that the commission is preparing for a tough test like the election; EC Anwarul Islam Sarkar said that fair elections are not possible for the EC alone, everyone's cooperation is desirable.

The interim government has no role in the bus requisition for the launch ceremony of the new political party Jatiya Nagorik Party (JNP), said the press secretary to the chief adviser, Shafiqul Alam.

He said this in response to questions from journalists at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy on Saturday (March 1) afternoon. Earlier, five buses were requisitioned from the Pirojpur Deputy Commissioner's office to attend the launch ceremony of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (JNP).

On Saturday afternoon, President of the Gono Adhikar Parishad Nurul Haque Nuru criticized the incident and said that students and the public came to Dhaka using government vehicles through the Deputy Commissioner to attend the launch ceremony of the new party, which is not desirable.

Regarding Nurul Haque's complaint, the press secretary said that the interim government has no role in the requisition of five buses by the Pirojpur DC's office. The DC assisted the families of those injured and killed in the July coup at their request. But the DC office did not pay for the fuel and travel expenses of these buses.

Stating that they had spoken to the Cabinet Secretary about this, the Press Secretary said, "The interim government believes that it is creating a level playing field for all parties, so that all parties can participate in a fair, free and transparent election. This is the main responsibility of the government. The government is equal to all parties. They think that most of what is being said there is exaggerated.