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ACC prosecutes Max group chair among four for graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed cases against four people including Max Group chairman Golam Mohammed Alamgir and former deputy secretary Syed Mujibul Haque on charges of amassing illegal wealth and embezzling money...

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ACC prosecutes ex-minister Nuruzzaman, family

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed, his wife and son on charges of amassing illegal wealth of Tk 8.5 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk 134 crore...

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ACC sues former AL MP Bahar, ex-Cumilla city mayor Tahseen

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against former Awami League lawmaker for Cumilla-6 constituency AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife Meherunessa, and their daughter and former Cumilla City Corporation mayor Tahseen Bahar Shuchona on charges of amassing illegal wealth...

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Bi-nationals should have no place in public, political administration

THIS is a welcome move that the Anti-Corruption Commission, which has found that some public servants have secretly obtained dual citizenship and used their foreign passports to conceal their illegal wealth and to syphon money abroad, has begun an inquiry to find out public servants having dual citizenship. The commission, as part of the inquiry, wrote...

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Rupa Huq terms APPG report on Bangladesh as ‘one-sided’

British lawmaker Rupa Huq has criticised a ‘one-sided account’ of Bangladesh’s interim government, led by chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus, alleging it was falsely presented under the banner of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth, causing confusion...

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BFIU launches joint probe against Hasina, family

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has launched a joint investigation into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation and money laundering by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members...

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Innovation or corporate greed

IN A world increasingly driven by science and technology, nature has become an invaluable resource for discovery. From the dense forests of the Amazon to the mangroves of Bangladesh, researchers are tapping into the vast reservoir of biological wealth, hunting for compounds that could lead to the next breakthrough in medicine, agriculture...

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Khandaker Mosharraf acquitted in one more graft case

Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-8 on Sunday acquitted former health minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 12.51 crore...

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Bangladeshi karateka wins gold in Durban

Bangladesh’s Maheen Adam Choudhury won gold in the Commonwealth Karate Championships 2024 as he excelled in the men’s Cadet Kumite 52kg event of the 11th edition of the competition, which ended in Durban, South Africa, on Sunday.

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C’wealth countries to stand by Bangladesh: ASG

Commonwealth assistant secretary general professor Luis Gabriel Franceschi on Monday said that Commonwealth countries would stand by Bangladesh as he called on posts, telecommunications and information technology adviser Md Nahid Islam at the latter’s ministry office in Dhaka.

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ACC fails to prosecute Matiur

The Anti-Corruption Commission has failed to file any case against former president of the National Board of Revenue’s Customs, Excise, and VAT Appellate Tribunal, Matiur Rahman, over the...

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Court issues travel bans on Union Bank MD Mokammel, ex-JP MP

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday issued international travel bans on eight people, including Union Bank managing director ABM Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, former Taxes Appellate Tribunal member Ranjit Kumar Talukder and his wife Jhumur Majumder over allegations of amassing illegal wealth...

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Ex-DMP boss Golam Faruk under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided to launch an inquiry against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner and additional inspector general of police Khandaker Golam Faruk over allegations of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 3,000 crore...

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Commonwealth presses UK to atone for brutal past

Britain's King Charles faced calls to reckon with his country's colonial past Friday, as a supposedly friendly summit of Commonwealth leaders turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.