Dhaka court sentences BNP leader and former mayor of the city Sadeque Hossain Khoka to 13 years imprisonment in his absence for amassing wealth illegally and concealing his information from the Anti-Corruption Commission.

ACC files a case against former managing director of FDC Pijush Bandyopadhyay and three others in connection with embezzlement of over Tk 3.46 crore.

The investigation into the Basic Bank fraud is the latest example of that twist of irony. A former managing director, other officials and a host of borrowers of the bank have been indicted.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) files three more cases with Dhaka’s Gulshan Police Station in connection with the swindling of money from state-run Basic Bank.

Anti-Corruption Commission files a total of 18 cases with three police stations in Dhaka in connection with alleged irregularities and corruption at BASIC Bank.

High Court fixes September 17 for delivering verdict on a petition filed by BNP chief Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of trial proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her.

Ruling Awami League’s Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi is indicted in a graft case over amassing illegal wealth.

The Supreme Court scraps a High Court verdict that had acquitted Joynal Abedin Hazari, former Awami League lawmaker from Feni, in a corruption case.

The Supreme Court stays for two weeks a High Court bail order for BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.

A Dhaka court sentences seven former officials of Oriental Bank, which has later been renamed as ICB Islamic Bank, to life term imprisonment for misappropriating Tk 1.7 crore.

Cabinet approves in principle amendment to ACC law, which would bar the anti-graft body from dealing with forgery, cheating cases in non-government sector. Cops will now handle these cases.

ACC prays to the High Court for hearing the appeal filed by Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya challenging 13 years imprisonment handed down to him in a corruption case.

Senior BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from Kashimpur jail after he complained of chest pain.

The High Court questions the legality of a provision of the ACC law under which its commissioners remain accountable to its chairman.

Transparency International Bangladesh calls upon government, political leaders and members of civic society to initiate effective and long term steps to uproot corruption from the society.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asks business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher to submit his wealth statement in seven working days.

A High Court bench is assigned to dispose of four petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of the proceedings of three graft cases.

The ACC is going to take assistance from Malaysian government for a joint investigation into illegal investment by Bangladeshis in the name of second home there.

Ban Ki-moon express concerned over the rising tensions and continuing violence in Bangladesh and calls for a peaceful resolution to the crisis.

According to sources, the former prime minister's son received at least $1,80,000 (Tk 1.26 crore) as bribe in September 2005 for helping Siemens Bangladesh to win the contract to set up mobile network for state-run operator TeleTalk.