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ACC chairman, 2 commissioners quit their jobs

Chairman and two commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission resigned yesterday.

ACC seeks info on 38 officials from 10 Bangladeshi embassies abroad

The letter requests that the current workplace, designation, permanent address, and current address of these officials be provided by September 10.

Bangladesh to host 2027 Asia Cup

Bangladesh will host the Asia Cup in 2027, according to an Invitation for Expression of Interest issued by the Asian Cricket Council.

Customs official acquired Tk 6.43cr properties in 8yrs

In just eight years, Customs Commissioner Mohammad Enamul Haque bought properties that, on paper, cost him over Tk 6.43 crore.

The incredible ‘goatness’ of being

The town is abuzz about how the astronomical price of a goat led to the opening of a gigantic can of worms

Constable sued for illegally amassing Tk 62 lakh

The accused is Md Mehedi Hasan, 36, a resident of Joypurhat's Akkelpur upazila and a police constable posted at the office of police superintendent in Natore, reports our staff correspondent in Rajshahi.

U-19 Asia Cup / Bangladesh opt to field against India in semifinal

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field first in the second semifinal of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup at ICC Academy Ground in Dubai today.

PK Halder jailed for 22 years, fined Tk 1,044 crore

PK Halder was jailed for 10 years for illegally amassing money and 12 years for laundering money. He was also fined Tk 333 crore. The punishment of PK Halder will be effective from the day of his extradition from India, the court said.

'Unsung heroes': $50,000 for rain-hit Asia Cup groundstaff

All too often ignored in favour of the big name sport stars, cricketing groundstaff who kept the rain-hit Asia Cup running were promised a $50,000 shared bonus by organisers on Sunday.

March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018

Embezzlement of Public Money: Tk 92 lakh recovered

His job was to ensure proper distribution of the compensation meant for land acquisition but he took it as an opportunity to make money.

March 5, 2018
March 5, 2018

Anti-graft body smells RHD rats

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found a number of engineers and other officials of Roads and Highways Department building sub-standard roads to misappropriate public money.

February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018

ACC to go after big shots

The Anti-Corruption Commission will catch some big names in corruption, said its Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday.

February 26, 2018
February 26, 2018

ACC can't keep up

A pervasive extent of corruption in the country is outsmarting the preventive measures taken by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said Iqbal Mahmood, chairman of the anti-graft watchdog.

January 26, 2018
January 26, 2018

Laundering Tk 165 Crore: Ex-AB Bank chair held

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested former chairman of AB Bank M Wahidul Haque along with a businessman and a senior banker in connection with a case filed over laundering of around Tk 165 crore between 2013 and 2014.

January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018

ACC has failed to prove graft allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission has failed to prove the allegations brought against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case, claimed Khaleda's senior counsel Jamir Uddin Sircar.

January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018

Big-project Graft: ACC offered to help govt, yet to get response

The Anti-Corruption Commission has offered the government help in checking corruption in large projects, but it is yet to get any response, said ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday.

January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018

Tk 165cr AB Bank Scam: ACC finds links of businessman

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found that businessman Saiful Haque was involved in the laundering of around Tk 165 crore from AB Bank between 2013 and 2014.

January 8, 2018
January 8, 2018

AB Bank Scam: Businessman fails to appear before ACC

Saiful Haque, a businessman whose name came up during investigation into AB Bank's sensational money laundering, failed to appear before the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for questioning without informing the graft watchdog.

January 7, 2018
January 7, 2018

Tk 165 crore money laundering scam: ACC quizzing 6 AB directors among 7

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing six former and current directors of AB Bank and a businessman over a Tk 165 crore money laundering scam which took place in 2014.