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Abdul Momen made new ACC chairman
The government has appointed Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen, former Senior Secretary of the Public Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs, as the next chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Retired District and Session Judge Mia Ali Akbar Azizi and Brig Gen (Rtd) Hafiz Ahsan...
Ex-Teknaf OC Pradeep's wife granted bail by HC
The High Court has granted bail to Chumki Karan, wife of dismissed Teknaf Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pradeep Kumar Das, who was convicted in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case. The bench, comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain, issued the bail order on...
ACC computer launched in Bangladesh
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has unveiled computer products under world famous ACC brand on Thursday. From now on, in addition to the Walton brand, Walton Digi-Tech will also manufacture and market premium category laptops, desktops, monitors and various computer products under the ACC...
Former BTV GM Mahfuza Akter owns assets worth Tk 400cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) launched an investigation against former General Manager (GM) of Bangladesh Television (BTV), Mahfuza Akter, on charges of accumulating assets worth nearly 400 crore taka through corruption and irregularities. Over the span of 15 and a half years, she became...
BNP leader Zainul Abedin Faruque acquitted in graft case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted BNP Chairpersons Adviser Zainul Abedin Faruque from a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for not submitting wealth statement, reports BSS. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge SM Ziaur Rahman passed the order as the prosecution failed to prove the charges...
ACC identifies corrupt institutions and individuals
State run Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified more than a hundred individuals and institutions involved in money laundering abroad. Of these, only 10 institutions and four individuals have laundered $80 billion, 9 lakh and 52 thousand crore in Bangladeshi currency, various countries...
Travel ban imposed on Selina Hayat Ivy
Court has imposed a travel ban on Dr Selina Hayat Ivy, the former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation, in connection with allegations of corruption. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md. Zakir Hossain issued the order on November 6, granting a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC),...
5-member committee formed to search for new ACC chairman
A selection committee of five members has been formed with Justice Md Rezaul Haque as the president to appoint the chairman and commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Sunday to form the selection committee. According to the notification,...
Thousands of crore taka laundered through internet gateway licenses
Thousands of crore taka have been laundered through licensing scheme for international communication services, say officials from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The licenses, issued in 2012 by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), were granted based on political...
Where is that Khurshid at the moment?
Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan had been a prominent figure in the country for the past 16 years. As a lawyer for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), he played a key role in handling corruption cases involving high-profile figures such as former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, BNP Acting Chairman...
Two agencies inquire about Tk 3 lakh crore
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police have separately launched investigations into the smuggled money of more than Tk 3 lakh crore (around $3000) in the past 15 years from Bangladesh to various countries. These two agencies have received...
ACC chairman, two commissioners resign
Muhammad Moinuddin Abdullah, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), has resigned today (Tuesday). He has submitted his resignation today(Tuesday), confirmed by a senior official of the ACC to the media. Commissioner Asia Khatun and Commissioner Zahurul Haque have also stepped...
Legal notice sent to ACC asking investigation over ECs and MPs elected without vote
A Supreme Court Lawyer sent legal notice to ACC asking investigation over all the members of parliament (MPs) who were elected without vote in the previous elections and the election commissioners (ECs) who conducted those faulty elections. The legal notice asked to start investigation under the...
Tk 111 crore on paper, Tk 500 crore in reality
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating former Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, also known as Lotus Kamal, over discrepancies in reported assets. The ACC has identified Tk 111 crore in assets on paper, but believes the true value could reach Tk 500 crore. To support its inquiry,...
HC acquits Babar in graft case
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday acquitted former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and cancelled his eight-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS. A High Court division bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the...
Beximco's theft of over 1000 crore taka from five banks
Serious allegations have emerged against two companies of the Beximco Group Beximco Limited and Bextex Garments. They are accused of embezzling a staggering one thousand crore taka through transactions among five banks. In 2011, these two companies secured loan agreements totaling six hundred...
ACC moves to dismantle destabilizing movement inside REB
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to take legal action against officials of the Rural Electrification Board who were behind a threat to abstain from work and even shutdown electricity in their areas to realise their demands. ACC documents show that it asked five officials of various...
Looting of Tk thousands of crore using foreign passports
Crime Investigation Department (CID) and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed separate cases on the charge of looting of Tk thousands crore against S Alam group owner Saiful Alam (S Alam), Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...
Travel ban on ex-army chief Aziz, family
A Dhaka court has imposed travel ban on former army chief Aziz Ahmed and his wife Dilshad Nahar Kakoli over graft allegations. The court order issued on Thursday, by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams, Zaglul Hossain following an application from the Anti-Corruption Commission...