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HC orders reinstatement of ACC official Sharif, dismissed without cause
The High Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday issued a landmark ruling, ordering the reinstatement of Sharif Uddin, a Deputy Assistant Director at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), who was dismissed without a show-cause notice in 2022. The court, comprising Justice Md Rezaul Hasan and Justice...
ACC sues S Alam’s Saiful Alam, PK Halder, 13 others over Tk 270cr embezzlement
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three separate cases against 15 individuals, including S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam and notorious financial scammer Proshanta Kumar Halder (PK Halder), for the alleged embezzlement and laundering of around Tk 270 crore from non-bank...
ACC to interview victims of fake anti-graft officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to interview the people who fell into the traps of fraudsters posing as ACC officials recently. ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain on Monday confirmed the matter to journalists while talking at a press conference held at the...
ACC brings out investigation into ex-BB governor Atiur Rahman
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has officially launched an investigation into former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman, focusing on serious allegations of abuse of power, loan fraud, and policy decisions that allegedly weakened the countrys banking sector over the past 15 years. Atiur,...
‘Tulip case not politically motivated, based on specific evidence’
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen said on Tuesday that the corruption cases filed against former UK minister Tulip Siddiq is not politically motivated but rather based on specific and credible evidence. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters at a press...
Court bans ex-land minister Saifuzzaman’s son from leaving Country
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on the three children of former Awami League Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury in connection with corruption and money laundering investigations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Jahangir Alam issued the order following a petition from the...
Bipu’s energy empire: How a decade of corruption turned a ministry into a family business
Nasrul Hamid Bipu, former State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, allegedly ran a vast family-controlled corruption network that drained over Tk1 lakh crore from Bangladeshs energy sector during his decade-long tenure. The scandal centers around the use of insider influence, shell...
Nassa group chair’s wife’s 2 flats seized, shares in 55 companies frozen
A court has ordered the seizure of two apartments owned by Nasrin Islam, wife of Nassa Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder and a director of the group.Additionally, the court has ordered the freezing of a substantial number of shares across 55 companies. The two seized apartments, located in...
Why did Tulip resign as UK minister if innocent?
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen has asked why Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and a British MP, stepped down as a UK minister if she was innocent. He made the question while speaking at a press conference at the ACC head office in Dhaka...
No more night-time voting in Bangladesh: Attorney General
Attorney General Advocate Asaduzzaman has announced that voting in Bangladesh will no longer occur at night, affirming the governments commitment to secure and transparent elections, reports UNB. Daytime voting will never again be held at night in Bangladesh, he stated during a week-long...
Train Ticket Black Market: ACC cracks down across major stations
With Eid-ul-Azha approaching, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a nationwide operation to tackle black market ticket sales, financial irregularities and passenger harassment at railway stations, reports UNB. Beginning at 11:30 am on May 28, the ACC initiated a coordinated...
NCP in peril, nation at risk
The recent resignation of Muhaimenul Islam Sifat, coordinator of Chandpurs Hajiganj upazila unit of the National Citizen Party (NCP), citing his own incompetence, has once again thrown the fledgling political group into controversy. Shared via a Facebook post, his resignation follows a string of...
Three Railway Ministers’ Corruption: Shocking info emerges from investigation
During the 16 years of the Awami Leagues (AL) rule, a massive amount of money has been allocated in Bangladesh Railways (BR). However, as the budget increased, so did corruption within the sector. From procuring rail engines, coaches to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during covid-19...
Tarique Rahman cleared of charges
BNPs acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, have been acquitted by the High Court in a case concerning the accumulation of wealth beyond known sources of income. The verdict was delivered by a single-member bench of the High Court led by Justice Md. Khasruzzaman, who...
A deep conspiracy to cripple Bangladesh’s economy
Bhat debar murod nai, kill debar gosai (No means to nourish, only a mind to punish). This old saying now mirrors the mood of a nation as Bangladeshs interim government, under Dr. Muhammad Yunus, seemingly presides over a deliberate dismantling of the economy. Citizens are battling rampant...
ACC summons Tanvir, Moazzem, Tuhin Farabi, Mahmudul Hasan over corruption allegations
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned four individuals, including Gazi Salauddin Tanvir, the suspended joint member secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), for questioning in connection with corruption allegations. Also summoned are Moazzem Hossain, former assistant private...
Darvesh Baba and the 40 thieves
Thereis hardly anyone who hasnt heard the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. While Ali Baba may be fictional, for the last fifteen and a half years, the people of Bangladesh lived through a real-life version of that legend witnessing the plunder of the country by Darvesh Baba and his cohorts....
Govt probes corruption allegations in Tk 12,942 crore Matarbari link road project
Planning Adviser Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud announced on Wednesday that the Bangladeshi government has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption in the Matarbari road project, the most expensive in the countrys history on a per-kilometre basis, reports UNB. Following a meeting of the...
ACC to file lawsuit against Papon for illegal transaction worth Tk800cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a lawsuit against former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nazmul Hassan Papon, in connection with his illegal transaction worth Tk 800 crore. Meanwhile, the anti-corruption watchdog claimed to have found evidence of Papon...
BAIRA demands reopening of Malaysian labor market, cites massive syndicate corruption
The Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) staged a human chain protest on Monday morning in front of the Expatriates Welfare Building in Dhaka, urging the government to dismantle syndicates controlling the Malaysian labor market and to reopen it for Bangladeshi...
ACC investigates $400 million duty evasion in Adani Power import deal
Bangladeshs Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has opened a high-profile investigation into allegations of nearly $400 million in duty evasion related to electricity imports from Indias Adani Group. The probe centers on claims that import duties and taxes were either waived or improperly bypassed,...
Corruption, mismanagement exposed in China-built Pokhara Airport in Nepal
A parliamentary investigation into Nepals Pokhara International Airport has uncovered severe corruption and mismanagement linked to the $216 million project, which was built by the Chinese state-owned contractor, CAMC Engineering. The report, released Thursday, exposes numerous failures on the part...
Istanbul court rejects appeal for former mayor Imamoglu’s release
An Istanbul court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking the release of former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who has been held in custody since March on corruption charges. The decision also applies to other key suspects in the case, including Murat Ongun, a senior aide and former executive of a...