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ACC probes appointments of 21 as cadre officers

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday initiated an inquiry into allegations of appointing 21 people to different cadre positions illegally under the 29th Bangladesh Civil Service examinations during the Awami League regime which was ousted past year...

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Election officials under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an inquiry into corruption allegations against the officials involved in the polling centres that reported 100 per cent voter turnout in the controversial parliamentary elections in 2018.

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Seizure of bank accounts, plots of Shamim Osman, family ordered

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 29 bank accounts of former Awami League lawmaker for Narayanganj-4 constituency Shamim Osman, his family members and their beneficiaries for their alleged involvement in corruption...

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Govt working to break cycle of corruption: adviser

Adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said the interim government was working to dismantle the entrenched cycle of political corruption and establish a competitive economy through principled leadership.

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20 VCs under ACC probe

The Anti-Corruption Commission is carrying out inquiries or investigations into allegations of corruption against at least 20 former vice-chancellors of public universities who served under Awami League regimes.

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ACC sues ex-Rokeya Univ VCs Kalimullah, Nur-un-Nabi

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against five people, including former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellors Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah and AKM Nur-un-Nabi, on charges of embezzling Tk 4 crore from a development project through corruption...

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Businesses fear trade disruption

The concerns among businesses in Bangladesh are growing due to the conflict between Iran and Israel, which broke out on Friday, after a surprise attack by Israel on Iran...

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STOCK MARKET SCAM: Cricketer Shakib, 14 others sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against 15 people, including former Bangladesh national cricket team captain Shakib Al Hasan, on charges of embezzling Tk 257 crore through manipulating the stock market in the country.

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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.