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Anti-corruption day: Cases filed, but no progress in probes
Several big loan scams in the banking and financial sectors came to the fore in the last decade and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has done its job by filing cases. But, no progress is apparent.
9 December 2022, 01:30 AM
Islami Bank’s loan scams were not unknown to policymakers
Information about S Alam Group has bought a bank with money from another lender and taken controlling stakes in other banks is surfacing now, but people in the banking sector and involved in economic policy-making knew about the developments, said Ahsan H Mansur, executive director of the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh.
6 December 2022, 02:00 AM
Arrest warrant issued against Tarique, Zubaida in graft case
A Dhaka court today accepted the charges against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
1 November 2022, 07:51 AM
Money in Swiss Bank: HC summons BFIU chief for not filing statement properly
The High Court today summoned the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Md Masud Biswas, for not giving his signature, designation and address in the statement – submitted before it, which earlier sought information on money deposited by Bangladeshis to Swiss banks.
30 August 2022, 06:38 AM
ACC visits Biman HQ to probe leasing 2 Boeing 777s from Egypt Air
A team of Anti-Corruption Commission today visited Biman Bangladesh Airlines headquarters as part of its investigation into the corruption allegations regarding taking lease of two Boeing 777 aircraft from Egypt Air in 2014. The lease caused a loss of around Tk 1,200 crore.
1 June 2022, 11:13 AM
ACC detains factory inspection official for taking bribe in Dinajpur
The Anti-Corruption Commission today detained a deputy inspector general of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE) for taking bribe from a food company in Dinajpur.
25 May 2022, 11:11 AM
Tk 304cr laundered: ACC can interrogate 4 NSU trustees at jail gate
A Dhaka court today allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to interrogate four members of North South University’s (NSU) board of trustees at the jail gate for a day, in a Tk 304 crore money laundering case.
23 May 2022, 10:48 AM
ACC challenges Haji Salim's acquittal in graft case
An appeal was filed with the Supreme Court today (May 10, 2022) challenging a High Court verdict that acquitted Awami League lawmaker Haji Md Salim from the charges of concealing information about his wealth over which he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by the trial court.
10 May 2022, 13:39 PM
HC questions legality of ACC rules curtailing cops’ authority to directly record graft case
The High Court questions the legality of few sections of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) rules that curtailed police’s authority to directly record corruption cases.
17 December 2019, 10:28 AM
Land official held while taking bribe
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrest an official of Banshkhali upazila land office while he was taking bribe.
30 October 2019, 16:12 PM
ACC arrests Jubo League leader in Bandarban
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a Jubo League leader of Bandarban on charge of swindling Tk 50 lakh out of Agrani Bank Ltd.
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
HC revokes its order to keep vacant post of ACC DG
The High Court withdraws its earlier order that asked the authorities concerned to keep vacant the post of director general set for promoting suspended Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Khandaker Enamul Basir.
11 July 2019, 15:44 PM
Money Laundering: Sinha, 10 others sued by ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sued former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others for misappropriating and laundering about Tk 4 crore from the then Farmers Bank in 2016.
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM
HC asks ACC to end inquiry into graft case against Nazmul Huda
The High Court directs the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to finish the investigation into an 11-year-old corruption case against former BNP communications minister Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda in next four months.
8 July 2019, 15:43 PM
ACC can call anyone, says minister; journos protest ‘indecent summon’
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) can call anyone for its clarification over an issue, the home minister told media, as a group of journalists protested what they claimed an “indecent summon” of their fellow.
26 June 2019, 05:49 AM
DIG Mizan yet to face action
Although Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman admitted that he had bribed a top ACC official, the authorities were yet to take any action against the much talked-about police official.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Fake licences of firearms: ACC approves charges against 391 persons
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approves charge-sheet against 391 persons including a clerk at the office of Rangpur deputy commissioner (DC) in a case filed over fake licences of firearms.
15 May 2019, 13:53 PM
ACC seeks to freeze Tarique’s money in UK bank
The Anti-Corruption Commission submitted a petition to a Dhaka court, seeking permission to freeze £59,341 deposited in Santander
18 April 2019, 21:19 PM
Ex-police official jailed for 7yrs in graft case
A Dhaka court sentences a former police surgent to seven years’ imprisonment in a case filed for amassing wealth worth Tk 1.12 crore and concealing information about his wealth.
12 March 2019, 07:10 AM
Another govt car recovered from PDB CBA leader
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seizes a government Pajero Jeep from a class-III employee of Power Development Board (PDB,) who has been using the car illegally for the last 10 years.
12 February 2019, 12:29 PM