Inquiry found officials holding undisclosed assets beyond legal income sources, ACC DG says

On paper, the basic salary of an officer-in-charge (OC) of a police station in Bangladesh is Tk 22,000 under the ninth national pay scale.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed cases against nine individuals, including two former cabinet members of the Awami League government, two lawmakers, and a former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, over illegal wealth amounting to Tk 2,384.70 crore.

Md Abu Zahir, a former Awami League lawmaker, gained notoriety for orchestrating an extensive network of land grabbing and extortion throughout Habiganj

It will not reduce capital flight, only encourage malfeasance

The accused is Md Mehedi Hasan, 36, a resident of Joypurhat's Akkelpur upazila and a police constable posted at the office of police superintendent in Natore, reports our staff correspondent in Rajshahi.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested Bazlur Rashid, deputy inspector general (DIG) of the department of prisons, in connection with a case filed over amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond the known source of his income.

Every month, a union parishad chairman gets only Tk 1,575 as honorarium from the government. He gets another Tk 2,000 from his UP. During his five-year-tenure, he would receive around Tk 2.14 lakh. He does not get any other pay and perks.

Anti Corruption Commission files a case against Deputy General Manager of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Emdad Hossain for allegedly accumulating illegal wealth.

The Supreme Court clears the way to run the trial proceedings against BNP leader Mosaddek Ali Falu in a corruption case filed for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 14.95 crore.