ACC

Construction of Haor Dykes: ACC to charge 33 with graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday approved charge sheet against 33 people over the allegations of corruption and irregularities in the construction of haor embankments that aggravated the flash flood situation in the region in March and April 2017.
10 February 2019, 18:00 PM

ACC sends notice to Transcom Group chairman

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday issued a notice to Transcom Group Chairman and CEO Latifur Rahman, requesting him to appear before it on October 18 for recording his statement over alleged accumulation of illegal wealth.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Barapukuria Coal Scam: ACC swings into action

The Anti-Corruption Commission, which yesterday began probing the coal going missing from the Barapukuria mine, shifted to high gear and is already smelling graft.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM

ACC forms body to probe Barapukuria coal crisis

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) forms a committee to investigate the allegations of corruption at Barapukuria coalmine in Dinajpur that led to a crisis of coal at the Barapukuria Power Plant, prompting it to shut down indefinitely.
23 July 2018, 11:46 AM

Panama Papers: ACC boss for swift report

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday directed officials to come up with reports of the ongoing investigations into persons whose named appeared in the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers' leaks by June 30.
20 June 2018, 18:00 PM

ACC’s assist director sacked

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sacks its Assistant Director SM Shamim Iqbal for his negligence in discharging duties and misuse of power for his own benefit.
21 May 2018, 12:09 PM

ACC questions Whip Atiur Rahman

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday quizzed ruling Awami League lawmaker and Jatiya Sangsad Whip Atiur Rahman Atik on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
17 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Land ministry official held on graft charge

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests an administration official of the Land Ministry on graft allegations.
8 April 2018, 09:54 AM

ACC to file statement against Khaleda’s bail Sunday

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will submit a concise statement to the Supreme Court on Sunday on its appeal against the bail order of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
6 April 2018, 15:45 PM

ACC seeks 8 BNP leaders' account info

The Anti-Corruption Commission has sought account statements and transaction details of the eight BNP leaders from banks.
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM

It's based on 'fake news'

The BNP yesterday alleged that the Anti-Corruption Commission began examining the bank accounts of its top leaders on the basis of fake reports by news portals run by the Awami League.
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM

ACC launches probe against 9 top BNP leaders

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations of money laundering and amassing illegal wealth against nine senior leaders of the BNP.
2 April 2018, 15:55 PM

ACC should bag all involved

ACC, the anti-graft body, filed a police case against a former land acquisition officer at the deputy commissioner's office on January 17 for the embezzlement of Tk 5 crore. The ACC recovered Tk 92 lakh by raiding one of the accused's accomplices but this is only a fraction of the full amount.
8 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Embezzlement of Public Money: Tk 92 lakh recovered

His job was to ensure proper distribution of the compensation meant for land acquisition but he took it as an opportunity to make money.
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Anti-graft body smells RHD rats

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found a number of engineers and other officials of Roads and Highways Department building sub-standard roads to misappropriate public money.
4 March 2018, 18:00 PM

ACC to go after big shots

The Anti-Corruption Commission will catch some big names in corruption, said its Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday.
26 February 2018, 18:00 PM

ACC can't keep up

A pervasive extent of corruption in the country is outsmarting the preventive measures taken by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said Iqbal Mahmood, chairman of the anti-graft watchdog.
25 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Laundering Tk 165 Crore: Ex-AB Bank chair held

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested former chairman of AB Bank M Wahidul Haque along with a businessman and a senior banker in connection with a case filed over laundering of around Tk 165 crore between 2013 and 2014.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

ACC has failed to prove graft allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission has failed to prove the allegations brought against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case, claimed Khaleda's senior counsel Jamir Uddin Sircar.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Big-project Graft: ACC offered to help govt, yet to get response

The Anti-Corruption Commission has offered the government help in checking corruption in large projects, but it is yet to get any response, said ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday.
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM