ACC

Writ filed with HC seeking ACC probe on BFF officials

A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directive on the ACC to probe the corruption allegation raised against the officials concerned of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) after FIFA imposed a sanction last month.
14 May 2023

India might play Asia Cup matches outside Pakistan

India can play their matches of the Asia Cup at a neutral venue outside of Pakistan, according to a proposal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the hosts of the tournament.
24 March 2023

Asia Cup to be split between Pakistan and UAE?

The hosting rights of 2023 Asia Cup may remain with Pakistan, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might be forced to host the matches involving India, including the final in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to Pakistani media following Saturday’s meeting of the Asian Cricket Council.
5 February 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
23 January 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.
22 January 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.
13 January 2023

Wasa MD's 14 houses in US: ACC to seek info

The Anti-Corruption Commission will seek information about WASA Managing Director Taqseem A Khan's wealth in the US.
9 January 2023

‘30,000 documents missing from server’: HC seeks Rajuk explanation

The High Court today sought explanation from Rajuk about the reported incident of missing of around 30,000 documents from its server.
2 January 2023

Anti-corruption day: Cases filed, but no progress in probes

Several big loan scams in the banking and financial sectors came to the fore in the last decade and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has done its job by filing cases. But, no progress is apparent.
9 December 2022

Islami Bank’s loan scams were not unknown to policymakers

Information about S Alam Group has bought a bank with money from another lender and taken controlling stakes in other banks is surfacing now, but people in the banking sector and involved in economic policy-making knew about the developments, said Ahsan H Mansur, executive director of the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh.
6 December 2022

Arrest warrant issued against Tarique, Zubaida in graft case

A Dhaka court today accepted the charges against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
1 November 2022

Money in Swiss Bank: HC summons BFIU chief for not filing statement properly

The High Court today summoned the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Md Masud Biswas, for not giving his signature, designation and address in the statement – submitted before it, which earlier sought information on money deposited by Bangladeshis to Swiss banks.
30 August 2022

ACC visits Biman HQ to probe leasing 2 Boeing 777s from Egypt Air

A team of Anti-Corruption Commission today visited Biman Bangladesh Airlines headquarters as part of its investigation into the corruption allegations regarding taking lease of two Boeing 777 aircraft from Egypt Air in 2014. The lease caused a loss of around Tk 1,200 crore.
1 June 2022

ACC detains factory inspection official for taking bribe in Dinajpur

The Anti-Corruption Commission today detained a deputy inspector general of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE) for taking bribe from a food company in Dinajpur.
25 May 2022

Tk 304cr laundered: ACC can interrogate 4 NSU trustees at jail gate

A Dhaka court today allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to interrogate four members of North South University’s (NSU) board of trustees at the jail gate for a day, in a Tk 304 crore money laundering case.
23 May 2022

ACC challenges Haji Salim's acquittal in graft case

An appeal was filed with the Supreme Court today (May 10, 2022) challenging a High Court verdict that acquitted Awami League lawmaker Haji Md Salim from the charges of concealing information about his wealth over which he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by the trial court.
10 May 2022

HC questions legality of ACC rules curtailing cops’ authority to directly record graft case

The High Court questions the legality of few sections of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) rules that curtailed police’s authority to directly record corruption cases.
17 December 2019

Land official held while taking bribe

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrest an official of Banshkhali upazila land office while he was taking bribe.
30 October 2019

ACC arrests Jubo League leader in Bandarban

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a Jubo League leader of Bandarban on charge of swindling Tk 50 lakh out of Agrani Bank Ltd.
16 September 2019

HC revokes its order to keep vacant post of ACC DG

The High Court withdraws its earlier order that asked the authorities concerned to keep vacant the post of director general set for promoting suspended Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Khandaker Enamul Basir.
11 July 2019