s alam group

BB probe into Union Bank: ‘S Alam staffer’ took Tk 118cr sans approval

A “staffer of S Alam Group” took out Tk 118 crore from Union Bank without any approval or following any banking norms, indicating how the controversial business conglomerate used the bank.

Two S Alam sons dodged Tk 75cr in taxes in 20-21

At least six tax officials, including the then tax commissioner, were involved in extending undue favour to two sons of controversial businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam to legalise undisclosed money worth Tk 500 crore, an investigation by the tax intelligence has found.

S Alam took out 86pc of Global Islami Bank’s loans

S Alam Group and its linked companies account for more than 86 percent of the disbursed loans of Global Islami Bank (GIB), one of the six Shariah-based lenders that were controlled by the Chattogram-based business giant.

S Alam’s tax file shows no foreign income

S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam’s 2022-2023 tax file is a puzzle. In that tax year, he declared personal assets worth Tk 2,532 crore, but did not show any personal bank loans from Bangladesh or his foreign income.

Globe Edible Oil Ltd: S Alam’s backdoor takeover attempt

S Alam Group’s takeover of the Islami Bank to drain the healthiest bank of the country had left investors and customers in shock. It did not stop there.

HC wants update of probe into money laundering allegations against S Alam by Sept 29

The High Court today sought to know updated information about the probe into money laundering allegations against S Alam Group. The court asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Shaheen Ahmed to place the information before it on September 29.

Singapore’s Financial Intelligence Unit seeks info on S Alam Group

The overseas assets of S Alam Group, including those in Singapore, came under scrutiny following recent media reports.

S Alam sons: They used fake pay orders even to legalise black money

Ashraful Alam and Asadul Alam Mahir, two sons of controversial businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam, deprived the state of Tk 75 crore in taxes by legalising Tk 500 crore in undisclosed income, documents obtained by The Daily Star have revealed.

The robbing of Islami Bank

How could two state institutions participate in this process?

October 29, 2024
October 29, 2024

BB probe into Union Bank: ‘S Alam staffer’ took Tk 118cr sans approval

A “staffer of S Alam Group” took out Tk 118 crore from Union Bank without any approval or following any banking norms, indicating how the controversial business conglomerate used the bank.

October 20, 2024
October 20, 2024

Two S Alam sons dodged Tk 75cr in taxes in 20-21

At least six tax officials, including the then tax commissioner, were involved in extending undue favour to two sons of controversial businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam to legalise undisclosed money worth Tk 500 crore, an investigation by the tax intelligence has found.

September 30, 2024
September 30, 2024

S Alam took out 86pc of Global Islami Bank’s loans

S Alam Group and its linked companies account for more than 86 percent of the disbursed loans of Global Islami Bank (GIB), one of the six Shariah-based lenders that were controlled by the Chattogram-based business giant.

September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

S Alam’s tax file shows no foreign income

S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam’s 2022-2023 tax file is a puzzle. In that tax year, he declared personal assets worth Tk 2,532 crore, but did not show any personal bank loans from Bangladesh or his foreign income.

September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

Globe Edible Oil Ltd: S Alam’s backdoor takeover attempt

S Alam Group’s takeover of the Islami Bank to drain the healthiest bank of the country had left investors and customers in shock. It did not stop there.

September 22, 2024
September 22, 2024

HC wants update of probe into money laundering allegations against S Alam by Sept 29

The High Court today sought to know updated information about the probe into money laundering allegations against S Alam Group. The court asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Shaheen Ahmed to place the information before it on September 29.

September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024

Singapore’s Financial Intelligence Unit seeks info on S Alam Group

The overseas assets of S Alam Group, including those in Singapore, came under scrutiny following recent media reports.

September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024

S Alam sons: They used fake pay orders even to legalise black money

Ashraful Alam and Asadul Alam Mahir, two sons of controversial businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam, deprived the state of Tk 75 crore in taxes by legalising Tk 500 crore in undisclosed income, documents obtained by The Daily Star have revealed.

September 1, 2024
September 1, 2024

The robbing of Islami Bank

How could two state institutions participate in this process?

September 1, 2024
September 1, 2024

How Islami Bank was taken over ‘at gunpoint’

Islami Bank, the largest private bank by deposits in 2017, was a lucrative target for Sheikh Hasina’s cronies when an influential business group with her blessing occupied it by force – a “perfect robbery” in Bangladesh’s banking history.