Anti-Corruption Commission
Asif says ACC probe against him ‘politically motivated’
Questioned how he could have taken Tk 2cr to arrange promotion when he was no longer in charge of government
9 September 2026
ACC decides to investigate corruption allegations against Asif Mahmud
Four-member team formed to look into alleged irregularities in recruitment, transfers and promotions at the Youth and Sports Ministry
2 September 2026
HC gives ACC 30 days to decide on probe into Shawkat Ali’s alleged $25m laundering
Court also asks ACC, BFIU to explain inaction over information reportedly provided by UK’s National Crime Agency
25 August 2026
New ACC commission’s first case targets alleged Tk 2cr Padma Bank fraud
Ten people, including a former managing director, have been named in the case
23 August 2026
New ACC chairman pledges independent action, says commission under no pressure
AKM Asaduzzaman says new leadership will work to restore the anti-graft watchdog’s credibility and meet public expectations
19 August 2026
Anti-Corruption Commission: Commissioners take charge after 168-day void
The Anti-Corruption Commission got three new commissioners yesterday. Ending the longest vacancy in the watchdog’s history, they joined 168 days after the previous commissioners quit.
19 August 2026
HC asks why 14 candidates should not be appointed to vacant ACC posts
Petitioners say they cleared all stages of recruitment but were not appointed despite vacancies
18 August 2026
ACC likely to be constituted soon as search process nears completion, new secretary says
Vows to make commission more dynamic, people-friendly
2 August 2026
No official word on Benazir’s reported Dubai bail: ACC
The commission says it became aware of the former IGP’s reported release only through media coverage
2 August 2026
Ensure ACC remains nonpartisan
A flawed search committee risks undermining it.
23 June 2026
Appoint new ACC without further delay
Leaving the graft watchdog leaderless is unacceptable.
30 April 2026
ACC must embrace independent oversight
Repeated graft allegations against ACC officials raise concerns
9 December 2025
Don’t remove oversight from the ACC ordinance
New ordinance raises fears of weakened accountability.
29 November 2025
Probe into graft allegations against 2 advisers’ aides stalls
The investigation into corruption allegations against the former APS and PO of two government advisers appears to have stalled.
12 November 2025
ACC won’t need approval to sue govt officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission will no longer require government approval to file cases against judges and public servants, according to the draft ACC Ordinance 2025.
27 October 2025
Panic grips NBR officials
ACC opens investigations into five more officials over alleged graft
3 July 2025
Cut bureaucracy, boost autonomy
The commission proposed 47 recommendations focusing on institutional, financial, and operational reforms
16 January 2025
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.
27 May 2024
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
2 August 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
6 June 2023