Amtali mayor sued over graft charges

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed two cases against the incumbent mayor of Amtali municipality in Barguna, Matiar Rahman, and his wife Nusrat Jahan for amassing about Tk 4.28 crore illegally.
29 November 2021

HC denies bail to GK Shamim’s mother in graft case

The HC yesterday refused to grant bail to GK Shamim’s mother Ayesha Akhter in a corruption case involving Tk 297 crore. The HC directed her to surrender to the lower court in eight weeks.
29 November 2021

‘A chronicle of corruption’

Dinajpur Municipality earned Tk 151.68 crore since Md Syed Zahangir Alam became the mayor on February 15, 2011.
28 November 2021

Man held with 26 gold bars at Ctg airport

Customs Intelligence officials arrested a man with some jewellry and 26 gold bars weighing 4.1 kg at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday.
23 November 2021

Action against graft: 43.50% of 45 female UNOs face obstacles, says TIB

Some 43.50 percent of 45 female upazila nirbahi officers in the country have faced various obstacles while taking action against corruption, says a new report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
4 November 2021

Money laundering must not be taken lightly, says SC

The Supreme Court yesterday observed that money laundering is a serious financial offence nowadays, and therefore, it cannot be taken lightly.
2 November 2021

Money laundering can’t be taken lightly, SC observes

The Supreme Court today observed that money laundering is a serious financial offence nowadays, and therefore, it cannot be taken lightly.
2 November 2021

Gold worth over Tk 8cr found in plane

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized 12kg of gold, worth around Tk 8.44 crore, from an aircraft at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday night.
25 October 2021

Irregularities in secondary school teachers’ appointment: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TlB), in a report today, alleged that corruption and irregularities are taking place in appointing secondary school teachers, their transfers, and inclusion in the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) benefits.
29 September 2021

Regent Hospital Scam: DGHS ex-DG named in charge sheet

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved a charge sheet against the former Director-General of Directorate General of Health Services, Abul Kalam Azad, and five others in the Regent Hospital scam case.
20 September 2021

‘Just a tip of the iceberg’

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for an impartial, fair and thorough investigation in quickest possible time into the recruitment of 18 constables in Narayanganj two years ago through massive fraud and possible bribery.
19 September 2021

May act as tool to control people’s opinions: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said the proposed personal data protection law may act as a tool to control people’s opinions and obstruct freedom of speech, instead of actually protecting personal information.
16 September 2021

A principal mired in corruption

With each passing day, his irregularities became more unbridled and brazen.
24 August 2021

‘He seems like a made-up person’

The High Court yesterday summoned one Md Shahidul Islam Liton, who filed a writ petition with this court challenging the transfer of an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official, Md Sharif Uddin, in Chattogram, to appear before it along with his lawyer on August 26 to be sure about his (petitioner) identity, apprehending him to be fictitious.
5 August 2021

Corruption Allegations: BFIU seeks Sayeed Khokon’s bank account details

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit yesterday asked banks to provide detailed information of accounts and transactions of Sayeed Khokon, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.
28 July 2021

HC questions bail of 7 former engrs

The High Court yesterday questioned the lower court orders that granted bail to seven former engineers of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.
19 July 2021

Kushtia Land Office: Two staffers ‘ask for bribe’ from DAG

Two employees of Kushtia Sub-Registrar’s Office demanded a bribe of Tk 30,000 from Deputy Attorney General (DAG) BM Abdur Rafel for preparing deeds of his family land.
23 June 2021

They defrauded 6,000 patients

An organised crime gang, in line with the instructions from Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed, played a role in spreading Covid-19 virus in the country by preparing fake test reports, a Rab probe has found.
18 June 2021

NIDs for Rohingyas: ACC sues 3 cops, EC high-up

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sued three police inspectors, a senior official of the election commission, and 13 Rohingya refugees for being involved in providing Rohingyas with Bangladeshi passports and National ID cards.
17 June 2021

EC director among 11 sued by ACC

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday sued 11 people, including a director of the Election Commission (EC) in Dhaka, in two cases.
16 June 2021