Anti-Corruption Commission

Money Laundering: ACC presses charges against Bacchu, his wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday pressed charges against former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu, his wife Shirin Aktar and six others over money laundering.

Graft Case / Tarique jailed for 9 years, Zubaida 3 years

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was today sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment and his wife Zubaida Rahman was handed a three-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007

Corruption allegations: ACC quizzes Ex-GCC mayor Zahangir

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today quizzed Zahangir Alam, the suspended Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor, regarding the multiple allegations of corruption filed against him

ACC IO endorses suing Wasa MD Taqsem

Investigation officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended filing a case against Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan and nine others for indulging in irregularities in appointment of two directors.

‘ACC being used to harass me’

Suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam yesterday said a certain quarter was using the Anti-Corruption Commission to harass him during the final moments of his mother’s election campaign.

IMF’s conditions on governance and corruption - rhetoric or reality?

The key to the ACC’s effectiveness in delivering its mandate is independence, especially when setting the example that, in handling allegations of corruption, it is guided by equality before law, and not by the status or identity of the individual depending on their political, governmental, or other connections.

Can a bureaucrat-reliant ACC really be independent?

The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission

Money Laundered Abroad: ACC ill-equipped to probe cases

Money laundering cases are not making much headway for a lack of cooperation from foreign countries, bureaucratic complexities and a shortage of skilled lawyers, said officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

AL MP Golap owns nine properties in New York City

Awami League lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Miah Golap concealed information about being an American citizen and owning nine properties in New York City in his election affidavit in 2018, found an investigation by a global media agency -- raising questions about his seat in the parliament.

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024

Money Laundering: ACC presses charges against Bacchu, his wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday pressed charges against former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu, his wife Shirin Aktar and six others over money laundering.

August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023

Tarique jailed for 9 years, Zubaida 3 years

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was today sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment and his wife Zubaida Rahman was handed a three-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007

June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023

Corruption allegations: ACC quizzes Ex-GCC mayor Zahangir

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today quizzed Zahangir Alam, the suspended Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor, regarding the multiple allegations of corruption filed against him

May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023

ACC IO endorses suing Wasa MD Taqsem

Investigation officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended filing a case against Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan and nine others for indulging in irregularities in appointment of two directors.

May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023

‘ACC being used to harass me’

Suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam yesterday said a certain quarter was using the Anti-Corruption Commission to harass him during the final moments of his mother’s election campaign.

February 18, 2023
February 18, 2023

IMF’s conditions on governance and corruption - rhetoric or reality?

The key to the ACC’s effectiveness in delivering its mandate is independence, especially when setting the example that, in handling allegations of corruption, it is guided by equality before law, and not by the status or identity of the individual depending on their political, governmental, or other connections.

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Can a bureaucrat-reliant ACC really be independent?

The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission

January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023

Money Laundered Abroad: ACC ill-equipped to probe cases

Money laundering cases are not making much headway for a lack of cooperation from foreign countries, bureaucratic complexities and a shortage of skilled lawyers, said officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

AL MP Golap owns nine properties in New York City

Awami League lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Miah Golap concealed information about being an American citizen and owning nine properties in New York City in his election affidavit in 2018, found an investigation by a global media agency -- raising questions about his seat in the parliament.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

New decision will diminish ACC's authority

The ACC has delegated the power to its secretaries to decide on the transfer and promotion of its deputy directors and assistant directors.