Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Over 300 in race for top ACC posts

Over 300 people have expressed interest in leading the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as the government moves to reconstitute the watchdog, which has remained without commissioners for nearly four months.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM

ACC inventories Ziaul Ahsan's Jalshiri house

Commission says assets found at the property are being documented as part of an ongoing inquiry
20 July 2026, 13:26 PM

ACC search panel formed after 110 days

The government has formed a search committee to appoint new leadership for the Anti-Corruption Commission 110 days after the previous commission resigned.
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM

ACC working on draft law rolling back key reforms

The Anti-Corruption Commission is preparing a draft law that incorporates provisions from the ACC Act, 2004, and the unratified 2025 ordinance, while introducing several new proposals.
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM

ACC paralysed for 56 days amid leadership vacuum

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has effectively been paralysed for nearly two months with its leadership positions remaining vacant during this time.
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Leadership void risks stagnation at ACC

Nearly a week after the chairman and two commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) resigned, the government has yet to begin the formal process of forming a search committee to appoint a new commission.
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM

ACC chief, his two deputies quit en masse

It was hardly a resignation. It was a walkout.
4 March 2026, 03:26 AM

Graft taints the graft watchdog

Six top officials dismissed this year; two ex-bosses under probe; 245 employees disciplined over 17 years
8 December 2025, 18:20 PM

ACC summons Shakib for Nov 26 questioning as he plays Abu Dhabi T10

Inquiry against him ongoing over acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income
20 November 2025, 12:07 PM

ACC to sue S Alam, associates over Tk 10,500cr graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday decided to file a case against 67 individuals, including the former chairman of S Alam Group, over allegations of loan fraud and embezzlement of about Tk 10,500 crore from Islami Bank through abuse of power and influence.
9 November 2025, 18:30 PM

ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to gain authority to investigate corruption involving Bangladeshi citizens both at home and abroad, as well as foreign nationals residing in the country.
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM

Awami League tenure: ACC probing 15yrs of financial irregularities

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into alleged corruption by individuals, financial institutions, industrial groups, and loan defaulters during the Awami League’s 15-year tenure, which it claims led to the destruction of the country’s financial system.
19 July 2025, 21:33 PM

Five more NBR officials under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated another formal inquiry into allegations of corruption and irregularities, including illegal amassing of wealth, abuse of authority, and favouritism, against five more senior officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
1 July 2025, 21:33 PM

S Alam, associates laundered money thru shell firms

Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family have acquired vast wealth at home and abroad, using money siphoned off through loans taken in the name of front companies
7 May 2025, 19:37 PM

8,623 complaints filed post-Aug 5

The Anti-Corruption Commission has ramped up its activities following the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5 last year. The commission has completed investigations and filed cases against Hasina and several senior Awami League leaders after their removal in a mass uprising.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Former BSEC chairman Shibli Rubayat arrested

Police yesterday arrested Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul Islam, the former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).
4 February 2025, 21:30 PM

Form task force to combat graft within ACC

The Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission has proposed forming an independent internal disciplinary division to address corruption within the ACC. It has also called for the creation of a high-powered task force to identify and take swift action against corrupt ACC staff. 
27 January 2025, 18:00 PM

ACC Reform: Structural, legal overhaul stressed

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Reform Commission yesterday proposed significant changes to the ACC’s structure and operations, while also recommending some constitutional amendments to stop power abuse by the government of the day.
15 January 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Illegal plot allocation’: ACC sues Hasina, her daughter

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter, Saima Wazed (Putul), have been sued for irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New Town project.
12 January 2025, 18:00 PM

ACC can’t deliver without changes in politics, bureaucracy

Iftekharuzzaman, the executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh and also the head of the anti-corruption reform commission, recently shared with The Daily Star updates on the commission’s activities.
25 December 2024, 20:37 PM