The Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended a Union Parishad (UP) chairman and six UP members over irregularities in relief distribution. LGRD Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday. So far, 49 public representatives have…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed two cases against two upazila parishad and union parishad members in Sherpur for embezzling government relief and rice.
The Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended seven more Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and three members on various allegations including embezzlement of relief materials and irregularities in relief distribution amidst the ongoing crisis of coronavirus outbreak.
The public representatives who will plunder relief materials or get involved in any other irregularity will not be spared, warned LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam. The minister came up with the warning while talking to reporters after visiting a number…
A court here on Sunday sent a local Awami League leader to jail in a case filed over seizure of 67 sacks OMS rice meant for sale to the poor at Tk 10 per kg under a government programme from…
The Local Government Division (LGD) is going to suspend two union parishad chairmen and three members over irregularities during relief distribution following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
A mobile court on Friday sentenced Banaripara Upazila AL Vice-President Yusuf Ali to a six-month imprisonment for embezzling government rice.
Dhaka, March 03 – The unusual disappearance of 1.42 lakh tons coal from the Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) and subsequent coal shortage at Barapukuria Power Plant stemmed from complete mismanagement between two state-owned authorities, an investigation conducted by…
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday alleged that the country’s banking sector is now hostage to a handful of individuals and organisations. He made the allegation while addressing…
ইসলামী আন্দোলনের আমির মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করিম (পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই) বলেন, দেশের যুবসমাজের চরিত্র হননের মাধ্যমে একটি কুচক্রি মহল তাদের স্বার্থ হাসিল করতে চায়, তাই তারা দেশিও সংস্কৃতি বিরোধী বিদেশি অপসংস্কৃতির প্রসার ঘটানোর অপচেষ্টায় লিপ্ত।
Dhaka, Feb 09 – A Dhaka court yesterday took into cognizance of charges brought against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khandaker Enamul Basir in a bribery case.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated that the ongoing drives against corruption, drugs and terrorism will continue to protect the society from these menaces.
Dhaka, Feb 06 – Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Thursday said that the commission has appointed investigation officers in 22 districts across the country to nab the terrorists, drug peddlers and godfathers, who were amassing wealth illegally beyond…
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical treatment, but the judge stayed the warrant until his corruption trial resumes on…
Bangladesh jumped three notches in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) said Thursday.
A court here on Monday asked the authorities concerned to freeze 194 bank accounts of Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim in a money laundering case.
Dhaka, Dec 17 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule seeking an explanation why the provision of filing FIRs over graft allegations with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) offices instead of police stations should not be declared unconstitutional.
Dhaka, Dec 8 – The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday warned that no corrupt people would escape from the net of the commission (ACC).
President of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Mujahidul Islam Selim here on Thursday claimed that money more than the total amount of a national budget was siphoned off from the country in the last 10 years.
She urges Armed Forces to keep up their nation-building efforts Dhaka, Nov 21 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated that the ongoing drive against corruption, terrorism and militancy will continue. Addressing an Armed Forces Day reception arranged in…
Dhaka, Nov 14 (UNB)- Bangladesh has been enlisted as the highest bribery threat risk bearing country in South-Asia by Trace, a globally recognised anti-bribery business association based in the United States.
Dhaka, Nov 12 – The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed two separate cases against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and his aide Enamul Haque Arman on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.94 crore and 2.5 crore…
Anti-Corruption Commission apprehended an Income Tax Inspector Md Rezaul Karim in the act of receiving a Tk 20,000 bribe here on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Oct 30 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday sent a letter asking Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to give the details of 400 accounts of individuals and organizations, which have reportedly been frozen by the central bank.
Dhaka, Oct 27 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday placed ‘Jubo League leader’ Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and expelled organising secretary of Jubo League’s Dhaka south city unit Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan on a 7-day remand each on…
Seoul, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong appeared in court on Friday for his retrial on the corruption allegations that partially fueled the explosive 2016 scandal that spurred massive street protests and sent South Korea’s then-president to…
Dhaka, Oct 23 – In a major development, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday imposed overseas travel ban on 22 persons including incumbent parliament members mostly from ruling party as part of its investigation into their alleged involvement in running casino…
Dhaka, Oct 18 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday decided to conduct investigation against those who were involved in the alleged graft of purchasing furniture, pillow and other household items for Green City housing project under Rooppur Nuclear Power…
Gazipur, Oct 14 (UNB) – Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon on Monday said some Tk 9 lakh crores has been siphoned off abroad from the country.
Expelled Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat is being taken to Keraniganj central jail on Saturday after his discharge from the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases.