JS body summons ACC over BASIC Bank scam

The parliamentary standing committee on finance ministry summons the Anti-Corruption Commission over the BASIC Bank scam.
24 January 2016, 09:23 AM

Proceedings continue in Khaleda's absence

Counsel for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday for the second day continued cross-examining the investigation officer of the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case in her absence.
21 January 2016, 18:00 PM

ACC indicts Tarique's mother-in-law

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charge against Syeda Iqbalmand Banu, mother-in-law of
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM

ACC presses charge against Tarique’s mother-in-law

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has pressed charge against Syeda Iqbalmand Banu, mother-in-law of BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, in a case filed for not submitting her wealth statement.
19 January 2016, 14:15 PM

Lack of implementation still making minorities suffer

The vested property return act has not been able to end decades of sufferings of the minorities due to corrupt field level officers and interest groups, rights activists said yesterday.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM

ACC asks Moosa to appear before it on Jan 28

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) asks controversial business tycoon and DATCO Group chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher to appear before it on January 28.
13 January 2016, 14:58 PM

Money laundering: HC asks Tarique to surrender

The High Court fixes February 14 for hearing the appeal against acquittal of BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case.
12 January 2016, 09:25 AM

3 Basic Bank officials jailed

A Dhaka court sends three officials of Basic Bank Limited to jail after their arrest from the city in connection with swindling money from the state-run bank.
7 January 2016, 13:26 PM

ACC sets record in giving clean chits

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cleared some 590 suspects from graft charges in 2015, setting a record in giving clean chits since its establishment in 2004.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Burnt boy dies at RMCH

A minor boy, who sustained burn injuries after falling on a gas burner at his house at Aidhal Para village in Sayedpur upazila on Monday
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM

4 Jamaat men held

Police arrested four leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in three upazilas of the district yesterday and the day before.
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Moulvibazar recalls tragic death of over 25 war heroes today

On this day in 1971, only a few days after the final victory over the Pakistan occupation forces, at least 25 freedom fighters met tragic
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Stop cutting hills in Habiganj: HC

The High Court directs the government to stop cutting hills at Dinarpur in Habiganj and to take appropriate legal steps against the people responsible for cutting the hills.
14 December 2015, 13:04 PM

Two GRP men held with Yaba in Bogra

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two members of Government Railway Police (GRP) along with 975 Yaba tablets from Puranbazar area
7 December 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Govt not solely to blame for impeding Press freedom’

Freedom of the press is not only impeded by the government but by different players including individuals and agencies, said Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi today.
5 December 2015, 16:03 PM

ACC commissioners free of chairman's control

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that scrapped the provision of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) law, which had put its commissioners under the control of its chairman.
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM

2 JMB men get life, another 10 yrs jail in Lalmonirhat

A court here yesterday sentenced three members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different jail terms in
26 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Arrest warrants for 10 war crimes suspects

A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrants against 10 war crimes suspects of Gaibandha and Moulvibazar including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker for their alleged crimes against humanity during in 1971 war.
26 November 2015, 06:06 AM

Man to die for killing wife for dowry

A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in Sadar upazila in 2000.
25 November 2015, 18:00 PM

ACC chairman against cancellation of TIB registration

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman M Badiuzzaman yesterday said the registration of Transparency International Bangladesh should not be cancelled.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM