Abdullah Al Zahid becomes new DG of ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission director Abdullah Al Zahid was promoted to the post of director general of the anti-graft body....
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HASINA FAMILY, 10 BUSINESS GROUPS: BB governor asks teams to expedite graft probes
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday directed 11 joint investigation teams to expedite their probes into corruption allegations against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and 10 business groups...
Thousands refuse evacuation despite Indonesia鈥檚 volcano eruptions
Thousands of people declined on Thursday a government-led evacuation in eastern Indonesia where a volcano has been spewing smoke and ash, arguing that they are accustomed to the eruptions...
Reform commission for recognising ACC as constitutional body
The Anti-Corruption Commission reform commission has recommended recognising the ACC as a constitutional body instead of a statuary one and reducing political and bureaucratic influences to make it a dynamic agency...
ACC sues Nanok, Shamim Osman for money laundering聽
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed two cases against Awami League praesidium member and former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanok and former lawmaker Shamim Osman and their family members on charges of money laundering....
ACC probes AnonTex loan scams, Janata Bank鈥檚 role
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of massive loan irregularities and corruption involving the controversial AnonTex Group, allegedly carried out in connivance with employees of Janata Bank...
Charter of new Bangladesh to be formed, chief adviser Yunus says
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Wednesday said a charter of new Bangladesh would be formed by building national unity through talks.
ACC sues Shamim Osman, wife, brother-in-law
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former Narayanganj-4 lawmaker Shamim Osman and his family members for illegally amassing wealth and engaging in money laundering.
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...
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....
Seminar on captive power generation held
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has hosted a seminar titled Captive Power Generation for Industries in Bangladesh 鈥� Overview and Recommendations at the council building on BUET campus in Dhaka recently...
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...
Kiwi blaster Guptill retires from international cricket
New Zealand's leading run-scorer in T20I cricket, Martin Guptill, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 38, New Zealand Cricket announced on Wednesday.
Farmer beaten to death by youths over drug consumption
A 54-year-old farmer was beaten to death, reportedly after attempting to stop a group of youths from consuming marijuana in Puthia village of Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj on Tuesday night...
INDUSTRIAL, CAPTIVE GAS SUPPLY: Gas price hike of up to 152pc proposed
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission is evaluating a Petrobangla鈥檚 proposal to increase by up to 152 per cent the price of gas supplied to industries and captive power plants...
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...