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S Alam, 66 others sued for Tk 10,479cr embezzlement

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against 67 people, including S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parvin, on charges of embezzling Tk 10,479 crore from Islami Bank Bangladesh and...

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ACC sues 6 recruiters over embezzling Tk 525 crore

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed six separate cases against 10 people, including the chairmen, managing directors and directors of six recruiting agencies, on charges of embezzling Tk 525.22 crore through a syndicate that overcharged...

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ACC arrest fake ‘General Akbar’ for fraud

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a man who posing as ‘General Akbar’ allegedly defrauded job seekers by offering unethical ‘assistance’ and ‘lobbying’ in the commission’s ongoing constable recruitment process...

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ACC to sue Sajeeb, Putul, 6 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to file a case against eight people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul for their alleged involvement in misuse of power, tax exemption irregularities, and embezzlement of funds in favour of the Centre for Research and Information...

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Climate fund corruption betrays the most vulnerable

THIS is a bitter irony for Bangladesh, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, that more than 54 per cent of the funds meant to protect people from climate disasters were either misused or lost to corruption between 2010 and 2024 during the fallen Awami League regime. A Transparency International Bangladesh report, released on November 4, exposed staggering...

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UNO named uncle as father to secure job on FF quota

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to run a DNA test on Nachol upazila nirbahi officer Kamal Hossain who allegedly named his uncle as his father in documents to secure a government job under the freedom fighter quota facility.

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ACC raids former AL lawmaker’s house in Rajshahi

The Anti-Corruption Commission raided the house of Dr. Mansur Rahman, a former Awami League lawmaker for the Rajshahi-5 constituency, on Tuesday, as part of an investigation into alleged illegal wealth accumulation.

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Tk 6cr embezzlement: Ex-Southern Univ VC, treasurer sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against former vice-chancellor and treasurer of Southern University Bangladesh, accusing them of embezzling over Tk 6 crore from the institution’s provident and emergency funds.

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Reality of practicals in public examinations

EDUCATION in Bangladesh has fallen victim to corruption, inefficiency, mismanagement, and neglect for decades. Both print and electronic media often expose many of these malpractices. However, some education illnesses don’t seem to come to the limelight for whatever reasons. There appears to be no one to take action on them...

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ACC sues ex-MP  Nadvi, 15 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against 16 individuals, including former lawmaker Abu Reza Mohammad Nezamuddin Nadvi for allegedly embezzling about Tk 12.8 crore from the International Islamic University Chattogram Trust.

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ACC okays charges against Sikder brothers

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday approved two separate charge sheets against 13 people, including former National Bank Limited directors Ron Haque Sikder and Rick Haque Sikder, in two cases filed on charges of money laundering and corruption.

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Welcome reforms, but some crucial issues left ‘ignored’

AMENDMENTS to some provisions of and the addition of some other provisions to the legislation that governs the Anti-Corruption Commission are welcome in that they promise an improvement, which may further empower the agency in its fight against corruption. The council of advisers, in principle, approved the draft of the Anti-Corruption Commission...

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ACC to need no govt nod to arrest public servants

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to get power to file graft cases without any preliminary enquiry in some circumstances and arrest public servants without prior government approval.

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ACC chair instantly solves issues, takes action

Taking part in a mass hearing, Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen on Sunday solved several issues of service seekers instantly and took action against several people who were found guilty.

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ACC to be empowered to scan foreigners in country

The interim government on Thursday approved a draft ordinance in principle expanding the jurisdiction of the Anti-Corruption Commission to probe graft allegations against foreign citizens residing in Bangladesh.  

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ACC sues former sub-registrar, wife, daughter

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday lodged three cases against former sub-registrar of Tongi Md Nurul Amin Talukder, his wife Nurunnahar Khatun and daughter Jinat Talukder for corruption and money laundering...

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ACC to sue Saber Hossain, wife over Tk 39cr illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission will file two cases against former environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury and his wife, Rehana Chowdhury, over allegations of amassing illegal wealth worth nearly Tk 39 crore.

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ACC sues ex-DSCC CEO, five others over embezzling Tk 25cr

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against six people, including former Dhaka South City Corporation chief executive officer Khan Mohammad Bilal and former chief revenue officer Md Yusuf Ali Sardar, on charges of embezzling Tk 25.13 crore of state revenue.

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IMF asks Sri Lanka to beef up anti-graft operations

The International Monetary Fund asked cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday to strengthen its anti-corruption agency and accelerate prosecutions after a review of a bailout that began in 2023...

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ACC to sue HBM Iqbal, family over illegal assets

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday approved filing four separate cases against former Awami League lawmaker HBM Iqbal and his family members on the charges of amassing illegal assets worth 67.96 crore...