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UK informed of assets of Bashundhara chair’s sons

The Anti-Corruption Commission has sent to the relevant authorities in the United Kingdom information on properties allegedly owned by Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan’s two sons — Safiat Sobhan and Sadat Sobhan — over allegations of...

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New BGMEA president cuts subscription fee by 25pc

Newly elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu has announced to reduce members’ subscription fee by 25 percent...

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Ex-high commissioner Saida Muna faces inquiry over Tk 2000cr embezzlement

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday started an inquiry into allegations of embezzling and laundering Tk 2,000 crore against immediate past Bangladesh high commissioner to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem and her husband Generation Next Fashions Ltd chairman Tauhidul Islam Chaudhury.

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More needs to be done to end corruption in judicial system

THE judicial system remains rampantly infested with irregularities, bribery and harassment despite a call of the chief justice for ensuring judicial accountability and rooting out corruption. Accounts of lawyers, as ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· reported on June 15, suggest that every stage of case procedures, from filing petitions to obtaining signed orders, is mired in such problems. The chief...

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ACC sues ex-Nagad MD Tanvir, 8 others for Tk 645cr embezzlement

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against nine people, including former Nagad Limited managing director Tanvir Ahmed Mishuk on charges of embezzling Tk 645.47 crore by issuing additional e-money through forgery...

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ACC asked to seize assets of Tarique Siddique, ex-DGFI chief

The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize plots and flats of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s defence and security adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Major General Saiful Alam, and their family members over graft allegations...

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Additional DIG Rafiqul sued for Tk 2.48 crore illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two cases against additional deputy inspector general of police Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Shimul and his wife Farhana Rahman on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.48 crore.

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ACC sues ex-minister Khandaker Mosharraf

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against former minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain allegedly for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 35.18 crore...

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Primary, secondary education disrupted amid strikes

Academic activities at the primary and secondary schools in the country are facing disruptions amid work abstention by the teachers and employees of the institutions, pressing their demands for pay rise and promotion...

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Bashundhara Group chair, MD seek 90 days to appear at ACC

Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, his son Sayem Sobhan Anvir, also the group’s managing director, and several other members of Sobhan’s family sought a 90-day time to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission...

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NCA freezes Sheikh Rehana’s London home sale

The National Crime Agency has taken the first step in Britain in a corruption case embroiling ex-city minister Tulip Siddiq, by freezing any future sale of her mother’s home, reports The Mail...

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ACC prosecutes ex-whip Swapon, his wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against former whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapon and his wife Mehbuba Alam on charges of amassing illegal wealth...

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Travel ban slapped on ex-minister Saber, family, Noor Ali

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday issued a travel ban on former minister for environment, forest and climate change Saber Hossain Chowdhury and his family members over allegations of corruption.

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ACC grills NCP leader Tanvir, two POs of health adviser over graft charges

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday interrogated National Citizen Party’s suspended joint member secretary Gazi Salauddin Ahmed Tanvir and health adviser Nurjahan Begum’s former personal officer Tuhin Farabi and current PO Mahmudul Hasan over corruption charges...

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DIP director Saidul, wife sued over illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against director of the Department of Immigration and Passport Md Saidul Islam and his wife Shaila Akhter on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.63 crore.

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Two houses, 19 flats, lands of Nafeez Sarafat, family seized

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize assets, including 19 flats and two houses, owned by former Padma Bank chair Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and his family members over graft allegations.

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Govt, teachers need to work in sync on academic atmosphere

ACADEMIC activities in institutions of tertiary education are yet to get back on a good footing as the atmosphere in the institutions still goes through hiccups that began in July 2024. It has already been more than 10 months since the universities began facing disruption in academic activities when public university teachers began abstaining from work in protest at...

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ACC prosecutes S Alam, 42 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against 43 people, including S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, also former chairman of First Security Islami Bank, and the bank’s former...

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SC to hear delayed ACC appeal against Hasina case crapping

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday set July 15 for hearing a delayed petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in March 2025 seeking permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict...

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A deceptive joy in Geneva

THERE is joy in diplomatic Geneva. The neutral, good offices convenor of Reagan-Gorbachev and Putin–Biden summits is back in the headlines with trade talks between China and the United States. ‘China-US tariff talks place Swiss diplomacy on centre stage’ boasted a local website. But wait, is not the trade war between the United States and China a clear violation...

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ACC launches fresh raid on BCB over corruption allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Saturday conducted a fresh raid on the Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters in Mirpur, just a month after a similar operation, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption...

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ACC sues Saad Musa Group owner, ex-NBL MD, nine directors

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 16 people, including Saad Musa Group proprietor Mohammad Mohsin and former National Bank Limited managing director Chowdhury Moshtaq Ahmed, on charges of embezzling Tk 404 crore from the government-declared Covid stimulus package and laundering the fund...