Corruption

Corruption

Court allows Orion Group chairman's daughter to go abroad

A Dhaka court today allowed Zareen Karim, daughter of Orion Group Chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim, to go abroad to perform official duty as a Bangladeshi consul in the Dominican Republic.

21h ago

‘Freeze 70 accounts of Nasrul Hamid’

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 70 bank accounts of Nasrul Hamid, former state minister for power and energy, in a case filed over acquiring Tk 36.37 crore illegally.

2d ago

Govt official accused of seeking bribe for dealer appointment

An audio clip of demanding the bribe Tk 1 lakh went viral on social media on Thursday night

4d ago

ACC files case against ex-land minister, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, his wife and former United Commercial Bank chairperson Rukmila Zaman, and 21 others for allegedly securing a loan of Tk 20 crore through fraudulent means using shell companies.

5d ago

Ex-DGHS driver Malek, wife jailed in graft case

Abdul Malek, a former driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), and his wife Nargis Begum were yesterday sentenced to five and three years of imprisonment respectively, in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.10 crore illegally.

6d ago

ACC to seek international assistance to bring back Tulip

The case involves allegations of fraudulent activities related to land allocation, and Tulip has been named as accused.

6d ago

Purbachal plot graft: Arrest warrant issued against Joy too

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 16 others in two more cases filed over irregularities in plot allocation in Purbachal New Town.

1w ago

ACC sues Tulip Siddiq for receiving Gulshan flat illegally

The case alleges that Tulip received the property without making any payment

1w ago

Court issues travel ban on ex-NBR chairman Nazibur, his family

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on former NBR Chairman Md Nazibur Rahman, his wife Nazma Rahman and their sons Fuad Rahman and Farabi Rahman in connection with corruption allegations brought against them.

2w ago

Court orders ACC to confiscate flat of former Jatrabari OC's wife

The flat is situated in Dhaka's Boro Moghbazar.

2w ago

Tk 1.38cr graft: Seven ex-officials of Sonali Bank jailed

Eleven individuals, including seven former officials of Sonali Bank Limited, were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment in a case filed over the embezzlement of Tk 1.38 crore.

2w ago

Court freezes 13 bank accounts of ex-PSC driver Abed Ali

The ACC in its plea said they have received information of amassing huge illegal wealth by Abed Ali and he may try to transfer or hand over the assets to deter ongoing probe against him

2w ago

Freeze 34 bank accounts of ex-SSF DG Mujibur and wife, court orders ACC

The court also ordered the confiscation of three flats and 42 kathas of immoveable properties of the couple.

2w ago

ACC files case against former minister Nasim's son

The anti-graft body found that Tamal Mansur owns 14 apartments in New York.

3w ago

S Alam, wife sued over illegal assets worth over Tk 1,539cr

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed two cases accusing S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parveen of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1,539.85 crore.

4w ago

ACC sues ex-chief whip Noor-e-Alam and wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former chief whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton and his wife Jinnat Parveen Chowdhury for illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 71.30 crore.

4w ago

Court orders ACC to freeze 31 bank accounts of Mirza Azam

Last year, the ACC filed two separate cases against the couple for allegedly acquiring assets worth Tk 67.54 crore

4w ago

DGHS former driver Malek jailed for 13yrs in graft case

Abdul Malek, a former driver of Directorate General of Health Service, was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment yesterday for amassing wealth worth Tk 1.5 crore illegally and concealing wealth statement of Tk 93 lakh to the Anti-Corruption Commission.

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