The Anti-Corruption Commission will file two separate cases against Kazi Anis Ahmed, chief executive officer and director of Gemcon Group, and its director Kazi Inam Ahmed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽113 crore, officials of the anti-graft agency said.
Nepal鈥檚 new interim prime minister unveiled her first ministers Monday, as the Himalayan nation seeks to restore order after deadly youth-led anti-corruption protests that ousted the previous government...
AN ANTI-CORRUPTION agency that cannot rid itself of corruption risks becoming worse than useless; it becomes a shield for the very ills it is meant to fight. The revelations surrounding the Anti-Corruption Commission 鈥� an institution entrusted with protecting the country from the decay of bribery and abuse of power 鈥� are, therefore, as alarming as they are disheartening...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday approved 13 separate cases against 31 individuals, including the chair, managing directors, and directors of 13 overseas companies, on the charges of embezzling Tk 1,159 crore through a syndicate that overcharged workers bound for Malaysia...
The Anti-Corruption Commission is facing challenges to check corruption of its own officials who are facing various graft allegations, including taking bribes and unethical benefits from graft suspects.
Nepal鈥檚 new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters鈥� demands to 鈥榚nd聽corruption鈥� as she began work as interim prime minister, after 鈥楪en Z鈥� youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against seven people including retired Supreme Court judge, justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, former Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha chairman Md Nurul Huda and former finance minister...
The Anti-Corruption Commission summoned 12 individuals, including two former ACC commissioners, former secretaries, a former election commissioner, and retired judges, over allegations of irregularities in the allocation of 12 luxury flats in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi.
IN A viral YouTube clip, a young boy was asked why Bangladesh cannot recover from economic crisis if Sri Lanka, after bankruptcy, managed to rebound. His response was disarmingly sharp: 鈥楽ri Lanka鈥檚 government was corrupt, but its citizens were decent people. That is why the country managed to recover.鈥� He then added with brutal candour: 鈥業n Bangladesh, the...
Nepali youth protesters set parliament ablaze on Tuesday as the veteran prime minister obeyed furious crowds to quit, after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday suspended its director Khan Md Mizanul Islam for allegedly accepting treatment expenses from a graft suspect.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against Agrani Insurance Company Ltd鈥檚 former chairman Quazi Sakhawat Hossain Lintoo, allegedly for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 4.01 crore...
Nepal police on Monday opened fire, killing at least 17 people as thousands of young protesters took to the streets of Kathmandu demanding the government lift a social media ban and tackle corruption.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has suspended its two officials over allegations of corruption, bribery and amassing illegal wealth...
A Zambian court on Thursday sentenced former foreign minister Joseph Malanji to four years in prison with hard labour for corruption.
Corruption has not been eradicated from Bangladesh even after the July mass uprising that toppled the previous government, said Transparency International chair Fran莽ois Val茅rian on Thursday.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday imposed a travel ban on Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammad Quader and his wife, Sharifa Quader, for their alleged involvement in corruption.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a full inquiry into the looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot at Companiganj in Sylhet...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday approved a case against 10 people including S Alam group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam鈥檚 two sons, Ashraful Alam and Asadul Alam Mahir, for their alleged involvement in evading taxes worth Tk 75 crore...
The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to file a case today against 35 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter Saima Wazed Putul, chairs of eight business groups and former principal secretary Nojibur Rahman over...
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against 12 officials of Rupali Bank PLS, Baruikhali under Morelganj upazila and Cooperative Credit Union Limited of Bangladesh, Morelganj branch for embezzlement of Tk 1.96 crore.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and others on charges of laundering and embezzling Tk聽1,598 crore from Islami Bank PLC.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a drive against Professor Sheikh Golam Mostafa, former director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, over allegations providing Tk聽10 lakh in cash and four cheques worth Tk聽200 crore to a student coordinator...
The Financial Institutions Division has requested the Anti-Corruption Commission to inquire about assets of governors and deputy governors of the Bangladesh Bank and chiefs of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit between 2009 and August 5, 2025.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against seven people including Summit Communications Limited chairman Mohammad Farid Khan and former Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission chairman engineer Md Mohiuddin Ahmed..
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found evidences of huge amounts of illegal assets, including land and flats, of former Dhaka Power Distribution Company chief engineer Md Belayet Hossain and his wife Shamsun Nahar...
Anti-Corruption Commission chair Mohammad Abdul Momen on Monday urged the voters to reject candidates who would use undisclosed money in the upcoming national election.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday approved a case against three officials of the National Board of Revenue for their alleged involvement in concealing tax files of a company to allow it to evade Tk 146 crore in income tax...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 30 people, including Exim Bank PLC chair Md Nazrul Islam Swapan, managing director Mohammad Feroz Hossain, and former chair Nazrul Islam Mazumder, on charges of embezzling Tk 615.75 crore by taking loans in name of a shell company...
NEW Age鈥檚 August 16 editorial, 鈥楪ovt must not put ACC reform on the back burner,鈥� is particularly timely as the tenure of the interim government approaches. The Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, formed by that government, submitted 47 recommendations on January 15 to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Commission and insulate it from political and bureaucratic...