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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to be next Bangladesh President: Good or bad news for India, Sheikh Hasina?

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to be next Bangladesh President: Good or bad news for India, Sheikh Hasina?

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Bangladesh has a new President-elect, veteran politician Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who belongs to the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He defeated challenger Oli Ahmed of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party by 255 votes to 88 to become President. Bangladesh’s new President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was general secretary of ruling Nationalist Party (BNP). (AFP) Alamgir’s election is unlikely to be good news for former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in exile in India and plans to return to her country in December this year. Also read | Bangladesh elects veteran politician Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president Last month, Mohammed Shahabuddin, who took office during Hasina’s rule, resigned as Bangladesh president halfway through his term following years of political turbulence. His resignation meant that Hasina, lost a trusted ally in the establishment at home. Alamgir was a long-time secretary-general of the BNP and led the political movement against Hasina’s 15-year rule. She fled the country in August 2024 during a mass uprising over allegations of authoritarian rule and corruption in the allocation …

Jharkhand money laundering case: ED files fifth supplementary Prosecution Complaint involving former Minister Alamgir Alam

Jharkhand money laundering case: ED files fifth supplementary Prosecution Complaint involving former Minister Alamgir Alam

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Former Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, filed a fifth supplementary Prosecution Complaint on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) before the Special Court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Cases, Ranchi under sections 44 and 45 of the PMLA, 2002. According to the official press statement, the complaint arrays 14 departmental engineers and officials of the Rural Works Department (RWD), Rural Development Special Zone (RDSZ), and Jharkhand State Rural Road Development Authority (JSRRDA), Government of Jharkhand, as fresh accused (Accused Nos. 23–36), taking the total number of accused across all Prosecution Complaints in this case to 36. It further stated, the case originated from FIR No. 13/2019 registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jamshedpur, under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018. ED investigation established that a systematic commission/bribery racket was operating within the RWD/RDSZ/JSRRDA, whereby a fixed commission of 3% of the total tender value was collected from contractors in lieu of tender allotments. As per ED, the commission was distributed hierarchically: 1.35% to the then Minister Alamgir Alam (through his …

Historicity: Hindu representation in govt rose during Aurangzeb Alamgir’s reign | Latest News India

Historicity: Hindu representation in govt rose during Aurangzeb Alamgir’s reign | Latest News India

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Less than a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a glowing tribute to Sufism and its spiritual teachings embodying India’s cultural legacy, fanatical Hindu mobs have been seized with a murderous rage, targeting a grave in Khuldabad, also known as valley of saints, in the Deccan. PREMIUM Fanatical Hindu mobs have been seized with a murderous rage, targeting a grave in Khuldabad, also known as valley of saints, in the Deccan (HT) The grave in question belongs to Aurangzeb Alamgir, the sixth and last great Mughal emperor, and possibly the least favourite. Aurangzeb, who ruled for nearly half a century from 1658 until 1707, is studied for his austerity and administrative achievements, and vilified for the alleged persecution of non-Muslims. This despite the historically well established fact that the representation of various Hindu castes such as Brahmins, Vaishyas, Rajputs and Marathas in government, increased during his regime. Also Read: Significant dip in footfall at Aurangzeb’s tomb amid controversy As Meena Bhargava writes in, Understanding Mughal India: Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries, “the biased ideological portrayal …

Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam’s ‘Cut Money’ Reveals Commission Raj Reality as ED Seizes ‘Kickbacks’ List | Exclusive

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The ED, in the petition, said during the investigation, it came to know that the ‘M’ to whom the cut money goes refers to minister Alamgir Alam. (PTI) The documents, submitted by the agency along with its petition seeking judicial custody of the Congress leader, reveal that he allegedly received kickbacks of around 40-50 per cent per project Siphoning off a hefty 40-50 per cent in ‘cuts’ from contractors and developers of each government project has been the modus operandi of senior Jharkhand minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam, documents seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have revealed. The papers, submitted by the agency along with its petition seeking judicial custody of the minister in the special PMLA court on Tuesday, expose how malpractices involving government projects almost became a norm in the state. Alam was arrested by ED in connection with a corruption case last week. ED’s revelation of kickbacks and illicit commissions show how Alam milked government projects for personal enrichment and party coffers alike. News18 has accessed the petitions and the relevant …

ED Arrests Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam in Money Laundering Case

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Last Updated: May 15, 2024, 20:00 IST Alamgir Alam was grilled by the federal agency Tuesday for over nine hours and his statement was also recorded. (File Photo) The agency had last week arrested Alam’s personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter’s domestic help Jahangir Alam (42) following the seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash from a flat linked to them. The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday arrested Congress leader and Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam in a money laundering case, official sources said. The 70-year-old was taken into custody at the agency’s zonal office here under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after about six hours of interrogation on the second day of questioning, the sources said. He was grilled by the federal agency Tuesday for over nine hours and his statement was also recorded. The agency had last week arrested Alam’s personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter’s domestic help Jahangir Alam (42) following …

Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam Arrested By Probe Agency In Money Laundering Case

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The case against Mr Alam and his aide is related to the alleged Jharkhand tender scam. Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the seizure of over Rs 35 crore in cash from a flat linked to his personal secretary and the latter’s house help.  Mr Alam was questioned for over nine hours at the Enforcement Directorate office in Ranchi on Tuesday and he was called again on Wednesday. He was interrogated for six hours and was arrested for not cooperating with the investigation, ED sources said.  The agency had raided a 2BHK flat in Ranchi occupied by Jehangir Alam, a house help of the minister’s Personal Secretary Sanjiv Lal, last week and recovered Rs 35.23 crore from there and an additional over Rs 1.5 crore from other premises. A total of Rs 37 crore was seized.  Mr Lal and Jehangir Alam were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) the next day and are currently in ED’s custody.  The …

Money Laundering Case: ED Summons J’khand Minister Alamgir Alam for Questioning After Massive Cash Seizure

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Last Updated: May 12, 2024, 16:16 IST Alamgir Alam had distanced himself from the activities of Lal while speaking to reporters after the ED raids. (File Photo) Alam, 70, has been asked to depose at the zonal office of the ED in Ranchi on Tuesday for recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam for questioning in a money laundering case on May 14, official sources said Sunday. The federal agency had last week arrested Alam’s personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter’s domestic help Jahangir Alam (42) following the seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash from a flat linked to them. Alam, 70, has been asked to depose at the zonal office of the ED in Ranchi on Tuesday for recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The money laundering investigation pertains to alleged irregularities and payment of …

ED summons Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam for questioning in money laundering case

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Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam for questioning in a money laundering case on May 14, official sources said Sunday. The federal agency had last week arrested Mr. Alam’s personal secretary Sanjiv Lal and the latter’s domestic help following the seizure of more than ₹32 crore cash from a flat linked to them. Mr. Alam, 70, has been asked to depose at the zonal office of the ED in Ranchi on Tuesday for recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The money laundering investigation pertains to alleged irregularities in the State rural development department. The total seizure of cash by the ED in the case has been recorded at around ₹36.75 crore as the agency seized about ₹3 crore from another location that included ₹10.05 lakh from Mr. Lal’s place. ₹1.50 crore was also seized from a contractor’s premises on Tuesday. Mr. Alam has distanced himself from the activities of Mr. …