The Immigration Police have detained former Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Mainul Islam while he was travelling to Canada with his wife.

He was detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday (December 24) evening.

A police source confirmed the matter.

On February 25, 2009, 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the BDR mutiny and the brutal massacre in Peelkhana. Mainul Islam took charge of the force's Director General within 48 hours of the incident.

On the occasion of Christmas, Chief Adviser to the Interim Government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, exchanged greetings with representatives of the Christian community. At the time, he said, every religion has a message of peace. That message of peace must be established within oneself.

The Chief Adviser said this while exchanging greetings with representatives of the Christian community at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday (December 24).

Giving Christmas greetings, the Chief Adviser said, I am very happy to meet you today. We want religious unity. We do not want these words minority, majority. In this country, we are all one family, we will all live together - this is our dream. Everyone must come forward to realize this dream.

'We are the same people. Our identity as people comes first, then religion. Every religion has a message of peace. That message of peace must be established within oneself. Only then will the differences be removed. If the message of peace of one's own religion is established in one's mind, one will find it in other religions as well. Then there will be no more differences with other religions. Our children will have a beautiful childhood, he said.

Moderated by Religious Adviser Dr. A.F.M. Khalid Hossain, the leaders of Christian faiths, including Archbishop Bijoy N. D'Cruz, the chief religious leader of Catholic Christians in Bangladesh, Bishop Philip P. Adhikari, the president of the National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh, President of Bangladesh Christian Association Nirmal Rosario, Secretary General of Bangladesh Christian Association Iglesias Hemant Koraiya and President of Bangladesh Christian Alliance Daniel Nirmal D'Costa, delivered welcome speeches among the leaders of Christian faiths.

In their speeches, they expressed hope that generosity and communal harmony will develop in Bangladesh under the leadership of the Chief Adviser and assured maximum cooperation from the Christian community.

Briefly mentioning the biography, ideals and message of peace of Jesus Christ, Archbishop Bijoy N. D'Cruz said, the doors of new possibilities have opened in Bangladesh due to the mass uprising of the student masses. Professor Yunus has taken on the difficult responsibility of running the country. You are wise, honest and a trusted person in Bangladesh. Under your leadership, may Bangladesh become democratic, secular and non-sectarian, may love, compassion, humanity, brotherhood and forgiveness develop among people. This is our prayer on Christmas. Bangladesh will move forward under your leadership. The Christian community is by your side.

They specially thanked the interim government for donating 25 million taka to the Christian Religious Welfare Trust on the occasion of Christmas. They said that this donation has been distributed to churches across the country.

At this time, they gifted a Bible to the Chief Adviser on the occasion of Christmas.

Law Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul, Industry Advisor Adilur Rahman Khan, and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

Two people have died in a horrific fire at the Ukhia Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar. At least a thousand homes have been gutted in the fire.

The fire broke out at around 12:30 pm on Tuesday (December 24) near the CIC office of Kutupalong Lambashia Camp-1 West, C-5 Block, Ukhia.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ukhia Police Station Md. Arif Hossain told Barta24.com that a child and an elderly person died in the fire at the Ukhia Rohingya camp. However, their identities could not be known immediately.

Cox's Bazar Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Deputy Director Md. Tanharul Islam said that four units tried for about two hours to bring the fire under control. Members of the army and the Armed Police Battalion, which is engaged in maintaining law and order in the camp, worked with the fire service to control the fire.

The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission has not yet provided information on the extent of casualties and damage.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to reinvestigate the Padma Bridge corruption and conspiracy case.

On Tuesday (December 24), ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain briefed on various issues at Segunbagicha in the capital.

At this time, he said that the ACC has started a reinvestigation of the Padma Bridge corruption conspiracy case. The agency has also decided to reinvestigate the Novo Theater corruption case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Although she was accused in three cases, she was later acquitted.

A letter has been sent to the secretary of the chief advisor seeking information in the investigation into Sheikh Hasina's embezzlement of Tk. 21,000 crore in 8 mega projects. To a question in this regard, ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain said that journalists have been informed about this matter before. An investigation team has been formed. Members of the investigation team are writing letters to various departments to collect documentary evidence. This is part of their investigation work. After receiving the information, the team members will review it. Along with this, the supporting documents to prove the allegations and those involved in the allegations will be questioned in this regard.

Meanwhile, the ACC has written to the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) requesting all the documents of the domestic and foreign transactions of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy, younger sister Sheikh Rehana and her daughter Tulip Siddique.

In the letter sent by the ACC head office today, the agency's investigation team has sought detailed information on all accounts, including the account statements of offshore banks operated in the names of the suspects. In addition, the investigation team has summoned the personal documents of the people involved in the allegations in the first phase and summoned documents from the Election Commission and the Immigration and Passport Office.