Where is Taqsem now?
Where is Taqsem now?

Taqsem A Khan, the controversial former managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), became a symbol of corruption during the Awami Leagues tenure. Allegations against him include embezzling thousands of crores of taka through abuse of power in various projects. Despite...

Travel ban imposed on former MP Bahar and family members
Travel ban imposed on former MP Bahar and family members

A court in Dhaka has imposed a travel ban on former Cumilla-6 lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife Meherunnesa, their daughter and former Cumilla City Corporation mayor Tahseen Bahar Shuchona, and his son Aiman Bahar in connection with ongoing corruption investigations. The order was passed by...

Haiti's Prime Minister removed after just six months in office
Haiti's Prime Minister removed after just six months in office

Haitis Prime Minister, Garry Conille, has been dismissed from his post by the countrys ruling council after just six months in office. The decision came following an executive order signed by eight of the nine members of the council, which has named businessman and former Senate candidate Alix...

Tk 19,000 crore embezzled in ICT sector
Tk 19,000 crore embezzled in ICT sector

During the previous Awami League government, 22 projects were fabricated to embezzle Tk 19,000 crore from the information and communication technology sector. After taking office, the interim government halted these projects and directed Project Directors (PDs) to cease all purchases. Additionally,...

Thousands of crore taka laundered through internet gateway  licenses
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...

Former MP Tahjib Alam Siddiqui arrested from Savar
Former MP Tahjib Alam Siddiqui arrested from Savar

Former Member of Parliament for Jhenaidah-2 constituency and district Awami League leader, Tahjib Alam Siddiqui, was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members from Savar, Dhaka, on Thursday night. A team from Rab-4 detained Tahjib Alam Siddiqui in the Nabinagar area of Savar. The arrest...

Where is that Khurshid at the moment?
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...

BPL in turmoil over corruption issues
BPL in turmoil over corruption issues

The players draft for the 11th season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is finalized, and the franchises have already formed their teams. Seven teams in this season are all ready to roll. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has also fixed the dates for the BPL, as the tournament is set to begin...

Tk 111 crore on paper, Tk 500 crore in reality
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,...

Taqsem embezzles huge money through corruption in pipes procurement
Taqsem embezzles huge money through corruption in pipes procurement

Dhaka WASA (Water Supply and Sewerage Authority) took project of Tk 3,800 crore to supply water after purifying the water of Padma River from Jashaldia in Munshiganj. In that project, Taqsem A Khan, the then managing director of Wasa, had embezzled huge amount of money through procuring low-quality...

HC acquits Babar in graft case
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
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...

Court imposes travel ban on MK Alamgir, Monnujan Sufian
Court imposes travel ban on MK Alamgir, Monnujan Sufian

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban of former home mister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and former state minister for labour and employment Monnujan Sufian, her brother Shahabuddin Ahmed and nephew Shamima Sultana, reports BSS. On allegation of corruption, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge...

Ex-Wasa MD Taqsem A Khan: The ‘Icon’ of looting Tk hundreds of crore
Ex-Wasa MD Taqsem A Khan: The ‘Icon’ of looting Tk hundreds of crore

Dhaka WASA had taken a sewage project costing Tk 3,712 crore with a view to purify the sanitary waste in Gulshan and Banani area of the capital. However, the project wasnt completed as the pipelines to drain the sanitary waste werent constructed. Wasa made an expenditure of Tk 225 core despite it...

Looting of Tk thousands of crore using foreign passports
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
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...