Passport dept terms TIB report baseless

Terming TIB's claim that passport sector has been found to be the most corrupt sector as ‘baseless’, the Department of Immigration and Passport rejects the watchdog’s report.
14 July 2016, 15:14 PM

ACC arrests 3 Agrani Bank high ups

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today arrests three high officials of state-owned Agrani Bank, including its deputy Managing Director Mizanur Rahman Khan, just hours after the finance ministry made him (Khan) the acting managing director of the bank.
30 June 2016, 12:19 PM

Corruption haunts service sector: TIB

National Household Survey 2015 report of Transparency International Bangladesh on the corruption in service sector shows passport issuance affects mass people the most while law enforcement agencies the second most. People had to pay Tk 8,821 crore in bribe in 2015 for different services, says the report.
29 June 2016, 06:45 AM

AL leader blamed for embezzling school fund

A local Awami League leader allegedly embezzled the money obtained from selling at least 20 trees including mahogany and rain trees of
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Contractors protest bribe, demand arrear bill

Water Development Board (WDB) Contractors' Association in the district on Monday demanded immediate payment of Tk 27 crore in due
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt officials illegally occupied 128 houses: Minister

Government officials and employees have illegally occupied some 128 houses or residences across the country, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain tells Parliament.
27 June 2016, 11:57 AM

2 Harrier SUVs seized over tax dodging

Customs intelligence seize two luxurious taxi SUVs from Baridhara in Dhaka allegedly brought into the country dodging over Tk 50 lakh in taxes.
19 June 2016, 15:25 PM

Money laundering: Verdict on Tarique’s acquittal any day

The High Court to deliver a verdict any day on the appeal filed against a lower court judgment that acquitted BNP leader Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case.
16 June 2016, 12:10 PM

BASIC Bank graft: Pvt firm official asked to surrender

Supreme Court has directed a top official of a private company to surrender before a lower court by 48 hours in connection with BASIC Bank graft cases.
16 June 2016, 07:09 AM

Halt production of 20 pharma companies, HC asks govt

The High Court directs the government to halt production of medicines by 20 pharmaceutical companies in seven days for allegedly producing substandard drugs.
7 June 2016, 07:39 AM

Money embezzlement: 3 Sonali Bank, Hall-Mark officials jailed for life

Dhaka court sentences ex-AGM of Sonali Bank and 2 Hall-Mark officials to life in jail for embezzling Tk 2.22 crore.
24 May 2016, 11:38 AM

ACC to probe Aslam’s ‘illegal wealth’

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) begins an investigation against BNP joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury over accumulating “hundreds of crores in cash illegally”.
18 May 2016, 12:35 PM

WDB engr lands in jail for corruption

A former executive engineer of Pabna Water Development Board (WDB) was sent to jail yesterday after his surrender before a Pabna court in
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Panama Papers: ACC to quiz 6 persons

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is likely to interrogate at least six people by this week to find involvement of Bangladeshis in the alleged financial irregularities exposed in the Panama Papers.
2 May 2016, 14:53 PM

2 businessmen held over BASIC Bank loan scam

The Anti-Corruption Commission arrests two businessmen in a case filed over Basic Bank's Tk 76 crore loan scam.
30 April 2016, 06:11 AM

ACC sues 32 for embezzling govt funds in Kushtia

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Kushtia has filed 17 cases against 32 people, including four government officials, for embezzling Tk 2.8 crore of government funds sanctioned for land acquisition for Bheramara-Khulna Gas Transmission Project (BKGTP) in 2013.
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Graft: ACC okays charge sheet against Maxim finance chairman, 20 directors

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approves a charge sheet against chairman and 20 directors of Maxim Finance and Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited for laundering about Tk 300 crore.
27 April 2016, 12:09 PM

ACC to sue ex-ADG of DIP for graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission is going to file a case against Rafiqul Islam, former additional director general of Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP), for acquiring money from unauthorised sources.
20 April 2016, 12:25 PM

ACC nets 13 over different scams

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests 13 persons from different parts of the country for misappropriating over Tk 9.5 crore and grabbing lands.
19 April 2016, 12:32 PM

ACC sues two for using bamboo in Gaibandha school construction

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) files a case against an engineer of Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) and a contractor for using bamboo sticks in construction work of a school’s toilet in Gaibandha.
18 April 2016, 16:11 PM