DHAKA, July 1, 2025 (BSS) – Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb today laid emphasis on   consolidating  all iBAS modules into a single platform to create a super app, which he believes would enhance overall effectiveness.  “If we can bring all the modules of iBAS in one place and make a super app, it will be more effective,” he said. Taiyeb made this remark as the chief guest while inaugurating a workshop on "Supply of Funds and Other Remittance Transactions of Bangladesh Post" module in iBAS++ system in the capital’s Dak Bhaban, said a press release.  He said the ministry aims to integrate its affiliated companies into the iBAS framework. This initiative will be central to the Digital Transformation Master Plan and the iBAS evaluation plan in collaboration with the data governance authority, he added. Taiyeb said the goal is to ensure that when financial institutions engage with non-financial or revenue-generating organizations, they adhere to establish standards. He said Bangladesh Post, one of the oldest government entities, still relies on manual accounting systems and that is why there is a pressing need to digitize its operations through iBAS. “If necessary, the department will arrange training programs in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance to support this transition,” he added.  Taiyeb also said that the technical installations like IBAS++ should be declared as CIE (Critical Information Infrastructure). If this is done, the installations will get some protection under the Cyber ??Safety Ordinance, he said.  “In addition, we can make a dashboard that will show real-time transactions, accounting KPIs through which we can see the success rates,” he added. The module built in the IBAS++ system will completely digitalize and automate the withdrawal, deposit and transaction activities with the central treasury through the 72 main post offices of Bangladesh Post.  The effective implementation of this module will ensure transparency, timeliness and accuracy in the government accounting system.  The module is an important step in the implementation of the government's “Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS)” and “Treasury Single Account” framework. With Finance Division Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder presided over the event while officials concerned attended it.  

CHATTOGRAM, July 1, 2025 (BSS) - A Chattogram court today framed charges against former Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ruhul Amin, former District and Sessions Judge Md. Sadiqul Islam Talukder and five others in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC filed the case in charge of forgery of documents related to land acquisition for the Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Cox's Bazar.  Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Mizanur Rahman passed the order after a hearing on Tuesday. The remaining three accused in the case are - Zafar Ahmed, a stenographer of the Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge's Court, lawyer Mostaq Ahmed Chowdhury and Swapan Kanti Pal, Nazir of the Deputy Commissioner's Office. All five accused were present in court at that time. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutor Kazi Sanowar Ahmed Lavlu said that after the hearing, the court ordered the framing of charges against each of the five accused.  Upon the accused's application, the court granted them interim bail till the next scheduled date of August 3. Testimony will be taken in the case on the next scheduled date.  Ruhul Amin was the DC of Cox's Bazar from September 2012 to February 2015. During his tenure, 1,414 acres of land were acquired in Moheshkhali upazila for the power plant, court sources said.  In the process, Tk 19.82 crore was misappropriated from the land acquisition fund, the sources added. Later, local businessman AKM Kaisarul Islam Chowdhury filed a case against Ruhul Amin, his deputy Jafor Alam and others in 2014.  The ACC submitted the charge sheet in April 2017. The court took cognizance of the case and ordered the ACC to investigate.  However, the then District and Sessions Judge Sadiqul Islam Talukder omitted the name of the first accused Ruhul Amin from the case and sent the documents to the ACC head office.  Upon discovering of the omission of the name of Deputy Commissioner Ruhul Amin, plaintiff Kaisarul Islam Chowdhury filed a fraud case against seven people, including Deputy Commissioner Ruhul Amin and District Judge Sadiqul Islam Talukder, in the same court.  After investigating the case, Assistant Director of the ACC's Cox's Bazar Integrated District Office, Md. Riaz Uddin, filed a charge sheet against five people on January 1, 2024. The investigation revealed the involvement of the former DC and district judge, as well as the plaintiff's lawyer, Nazir and stenographer.