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Seizure of 1,067 decimal S Alam land ordered

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 13,067 decimals of land of S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, his family and entities connected to them over corruption allegations...

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Ex-secretary, principal among 11 sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against 11 people, including the former secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and former president of Ideal School and College, Abu Hena Morshed Zaman and the school’s former principal Shahana Ara Begum on charges of admitting 107 students to the school illegally...

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Graft enquiries surge but conviction rate drops

The Anti-Corruption Commission launched a record number of enquiries, 1,894, into corruption allegations against different graft suspects in 2024, far higher than 845 enquiries done in the previous year...

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Bangladesh, Thailand ink deal to fight corruption together

The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh and the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at fostering international cooperation in the fight against corruption.

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Hasina’s ex-DPS Khokon, wife sued for Tk 17cr illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against the former deputy press secretary of the former prime minister, Ashraful Alam Khokon, and his wife, Rezwana Noor, on charges of amassing assets worth Tk 17.03 crore beyond known sources of income...

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GK Shamim gets 5.5 years jail in graft case

A Dhaka court on Thursday convicted and sentenced controversial contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim to five and a half years in jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for amassing illegal wealth...

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S Alam, wife sued over Tk 1,596cr illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two separate cases against S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam,  also known as S Alam, and his wife Farzana Parveen on charges of abusing power and amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1,596 crore.

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Removing Lanka’s obstacles to development

SIX months into the term of office of the new government, the main positive achievements continue to remain economic and political stability and the reduction of waste and corruption. The absence of these in the past contributed to a significant degree to the lack of development of the country. The fact that the government is making a serious bid to ensure them...

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Ex-chief whip Noor-E-Alam, wife sued over illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against former Jatiya Sangsad chief whip Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury and his wife Jinat Parven Chowdhury on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 71 crore...

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Seizure of assets of ex-minister Chumki ordered

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case...

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JP chairman GM Quader under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday decided to initiate an inquiry into allegations of money laundering and bribery against Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader.

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Travel ban on graft suspects already abroad questioned

Travel ban imposition by courts on the Anti-Corruption Commission’s applications on dozens of former ministers and Awami League leaders, including the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her relatives, after they left the country raises questions...

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Tackling police corruption

CORRUPTION is deeply rooted, affecting nearly every sector, including law enforcement. Police corruption, marked by bribery, the abuse of power, political interference and extortion, has eroded public trust, weakened the justice system and fostered a culture of impunity. This not only hampers law enforcement but also obstructs justice, fuels social injustice...

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Saima Wazed sued on fraud charge

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against Saima Wazed Putul on charges of forgery to secure appointment at the World Health Organization and coercing 20 banks into depositing Tk 33.05 crore in the accounts of the Shuchona Foundation...

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Court orders ACC to seize bank accounts of Nayeemul Islam Khan, his family

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 163 bank accounts of Nayeemul Islam Khan, former press secretary to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and four of his family members in connection with graft allegations...

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31 accounts with Tk 394cr of Hasina, family frozen

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 31 more bank accounts of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul...

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NBR for not allowing tax exemption unnecessarily 

National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said on Monday that the government had taken a vow not to allow tax exemption in the coming days unless it was inevitably necessary for the interest of the country...

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ACC prosecutes Salman, son over money laundering

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 11 people, including former IFIC Bank chairman Salman Fazlur Rahman and his son, Ahmed Sayan Fazlur Rahman, on charges of embezzling Tk 33.64 crore and laundering Tk 76 crore...

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