THE important promises of the NPP government to the people includes addressing the problem of corruption and waste. This was the centrepiece of the Aragalaya protests that brought down the government in 2022. The government made many other promises too when it was in the opposition. But unlike in the case of these other promises...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to attach houses, plots and flats of Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, former chairman of Padma Bank PLC鈥檚 board of director, his wife Anjuman Ara Shahid and son Chowdhury Rahib Sarafat.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed seven cases against former National Board of Revenue official Matiur Rahman, his family, two former Awami League lawmakers and their families over amassing illegal wealth.
The Bangladesh Bank has enlisted global auditing firms Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG to evaluate the asset quality of six banks currently mired in financial irregularities and corruption. The audit, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is part of efforts to restore transparency and accountability in the banking sector...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against former Dhaka South City mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife Afrin Taposh on charges of amassing illegal wealth...
Quality healthcare for people remained elusive throughout 2024 while the sector saw massive allegations of corruption and maltreatment in the first half of the year.
ACCESSING government and public services in Bangladesh is fraught with challenges, severely limiting citizens鈥� ability to obtain essential support in a timely and efficient manner. Despite its extensive reach, the public service delivery system remains marred by entrenched issues such as corruption, inefficiency and a lack of transparency, resulting...
The Anti-Corruption commission on Thursday filed three separate cases against former lawmaker Solaiman Haque Joarder, former chief of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Masud Biswas, and...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to investigate allegations of amassing illegal assets against journalist Munni Saha and her husband Kabir Hossain Taposh, owner of advertising agency MS Promotional.
The masses, anti-graft professionals, and former and serving Anti-Corruption Commission officials have emphasised transparent and accountable appointment processes for ACC officials and the need to free the ACC from bureaucratic and political control...
DURING the previous regime of 15 years, the people of the country faced deep-rooted grievances and deprivation, aggravated by pervasive and systematic repression. Misgovernance, rampant corruption, unchecked arbitrariness, and the abuse of power fuelled widespread anger and antagonism among the populace. Amid this...
THE decision of the Anti-Corruption Commission to carry out a further investigation in a case filed against seven people on charges of 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥� in hiring consultants for the Padma bridge project is welcome. The people alleged to have been involved in the 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥�, in the case that the commission filed...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated a move to probe corruption allegations in the $101 million cyber heist from Bangladesh Bank in 2016.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday approved filing of a case against 29 individuals on the charges of embezzling Tk 459.50 crore through loan forgery.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday decided to conduct an inquiry against project director AKM Maksudul Islam and others involved over allegations of corruption and embezzlement of Tk 4,000 crore...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against Kamal Hossain, now serving as the upazila nirbahi officer of Atrai in Naogaon, on charges of fraud and misuse of the freedom fighter quota to secure government job.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday decided to conduct an inquiry against six people, including now ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started proceeding with its bid to reinvestigate four years-old cases over conspiracies to commit corruption in the Padma Bridge contract awarding and corruption in...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon, former lawmaker of Barguna-2 constituency, for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk聽5.96 crore...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed four cases against six people, including former food minister Qamrul Islam, former lawmakers Jannat Ara Henry and Shakwat Hasanur Rahman Rimon, on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday approved filing three case against former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank SK Sur Chowdhury, his wife Suparna Sur Choudhury and daughter Nandita Sur Choudhury for not submitting wealth statements to the commission...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday decided to conduct an inquiry into the allegation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy of laundering $300 million to the...
Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen on Sunday revealed his assets and liabilities to the media....
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press wing has termed a news item of Indian news agency Press Trust of India over the killing of a Hindu man at a crematorium in Natore 鈥榤isleading and exaggerated.鈥�
The formation of the new commission has brought speed back to the Anti-Corruption Commission鈥檚 work. In just five days since its formation, the new commission鈥檚 scrutiny of heavyweight corruption suspects, deposed prime minister...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 25.35 crore...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 58 people, including S Alam鈥檚 family members, Islami Bank managing director Mohammad Monirul Moula and its former chairman Ahsanul Alam, on charges of Tk 1,092 crore embezzlement through loan forgery...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed separate cases against former Awami League lawmakers AM Naimur Rahman Durjoy and Nizamuddin Hazari for their alleged involvement in amassing illegal wealth...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday warned of taking necessary action against bureaucrats involved in corruption and irregular activities...
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear before the country鈥檚 corruption watchdog on Wednesday, it said, after he was summoned for questioning over his martial law bid...