PLOT SCAM:聽ACC sues Hasina, Sajeeb
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two separate cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on charges of corruption in allotting...
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ACC raids BMDA building over irregularities
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday conducted a drive in the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority building in Rajshahi city over the irregularities in recruiting deep tube well operators and an irrigation project....
Tulip Siddiq facing corruption charges in Bangladesh quits as UK minister
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the United Kingdom government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country鈥檚 leader.
Seizure of 16 properties of S Alam ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge鈥檚 court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of 68 bank accounts and 16 properties of S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family.
ACC launches probe against Enayet Ullah over transport sector extortion
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into allegations of daily extortion amounting to Tk聽1.5 crore by Khandaker Enayet Ullah, the general secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association...
Deposed PM鈥檚 ex-PA Liku, 10 others sued for corruption
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed four separate cases against 11 people including Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku, a former personal assistant to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of corruptions....
Three cases filed against Hasina, family over Purbachal plot allocation
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana鈥檚 son Redwan Mujib Siddique, Rehana鈥檚 daughters...
ACC sues Hasina, Putul, others over corruption in plot allocation
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and 14 others over allegations of corruption in allotting...
ACC prosecutes ex-MPs Nixon, Anwarul over illegal assets
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed four separate cases against former member of parliament Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon, his wife, former MP Anwarul Ashraf Khan and his wife...
Govt should, rather, improve efficiency and end corruption
PETROBANGLA鈥橲 proposal seeking an increase in gas prices supplied to industries and captive power plants by 152 per cent and 140 per cent respectively, which the government says is unpleasant and unavoidable, is worrying in that industrialists say that such a move would increase production cost that will eventually fall on consumers. Whilst the...
Foreign firms begin auditing 6 banks
Two foreign audit firms have begun evaluating the asset quality of six banks currently mired in financial irregularities and corruption...
ILLEGAL WEALTH:聽ACC prosecutes ex-MPs Saifuzzaman, Azad, police聽DC Shahjahan
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed three cases against former Awami League lawmakers Md Saifuzzaman Shikhor and Abul Kalam Azad on charges of amassing illegal wealth and suspicious transactions in their bank accounts.
Bangladesh needs institution cleansing to eliminate graft: Rupa Huq
UK parliament member Rupa Huq on Tuesday said that Bangladesh needed a cleansing of its institutions to eliminate corruption and irregularities in the financial sector...
A fixable problem in Lanak govt鈥檚 vision
THE important promises of the NPP government to the people includes addressing the problem of corruption and waste. This was the centrepiece of the Aragalaya protests that brought down the government in 2022. The government made many other promises too when it was in the opposition. But unlike in the case of these other promises...
Court orders to attach Nafeez Sarafat鈥檚 house, plots, flats
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to attach houses, plots and flats of Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, former chairman of Padma Bank PLC鈥檚 board of director, his wife Anjuman Ara Shahid and son Chowdhury Rahib Sarafat.
ILLEGAL WEALTH: ACC files 3 more cases against Matiur, family
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed seven cases against former National Board of Revenue official Matiur Rahman, his family, two former Awami League lawmakers and their families over amassing illegal wealth.
BB appoints EY, KPMG to audit 6 troubled banks
The Bangladesh Bank has enlisted global auditing firms Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG to evaluate the asset quality of six banks currently mired in financial irregularities and corruption. The audit, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is part of efforts to restore transparency and accountability in the banking sector...
ACC sues Taposh, his wife for Tk 80 crore illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against former Dhaka South City mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife Afrin Taposh on charges of amassing illegal wealth...
Looking back 2024: Corruption, poor service keep hurting health sector
Quality healthcare for people remained elusive throughout 2024 while the sector saw massive allegations of corruption and maltreatment in the first half of the year.
Transforming public service
ACCESSING government and public services in Bangladesh is fraught with challenges, severely limiting citizens鈥� ability to obtain essential support in a timely and efficient manner. Despite its extensive reach, the public service delivery system remains marred by entrenched issues such as corruption, inefficiency and a lack of transparency, resulting...
Former BFIU chief, ex-postal DG among others sued聽for graft
The Anti-Corruption commission on Thursday filed three separate cases against former lawmaker Solaiman Haque Joarder, former chief of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Masud Biswas, and...
ACC to probe financial scam allegations against Munni Saha, her husband
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to investigate allegations of amassing illegal assets against journalist Munni Saha and her husband Kabir Hossain Taposh, owner of advertising agency MS Promotional.
ACC to be independent but accountable to people: Iftekharuzzaman
The masses, anti-graft professionals, and former and serving Anti-Corruption Commission officials have emphasised transparent and accountable appointment processes for ACC officials and the need to free the ACC from bureaucratic and political control...
Public trust and policing crisis
DURING the previous regime of 15 years, the people of the country faced deep-rooted grievances and deprivation, aggravated by pervasive and systematic repression. Misgovernance, rampant corruption, unchecked arbitrariness, and the abuse of power fuelled widespread anger and antagonism among the populace. Amid this...
ACC should also look into other allegations of corruption
THE decision of the Anti-Corruption Commission to carry out a further investigation in a case filed against seven people on charges of 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥� in hiring consultants for the Padma bridge project is welcome. The people alleged to have been involved in the 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥�, in the case that the commission filed...
ACC moves to probe BB reserve heist
The Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated a move to probe corruption allegations in the $101 million cyber heist from Bangladesh Bank in 2016.
TK 459cr loan from NBL: Sikder family, ex-minster to face ACC case
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday approved filing of a case against 29 individuals on the charges of embezzling Tk 459.50 crore through loan forgery.
HSIA 3rd terminal project: ACC probe begins over Tk 4,000cr embezzlement
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday decided to conduct an inquiry against project director AKM Maksudul Islam and others involved over allegations of corruption and embezzlement of Tk 4,000 crore...
FF quota forgery: ACC sues Atrais UNO Kamal
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against Kamal Hossain, now serving as the upazila nirbahi officer of Atrai in Naogaon, on charges of fraud and misuse of the freedom fighter quota to secure government job.
ACC to probe allegations against Hasina, family over RAJUK plot allocation
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday decided to conduct an inquiry against six people, including now ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over...
