ACC offices, special courts in all districts
The Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission has proposed a nationwide expansion of the ACC’s activities to strengthen the anti-graft body’s operations.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Political parties: Elect leaders by secret ballot
Two reform commissions have proposed changing laws to ensure democracy within political parties and promote transparency and integrity in their financing, including election funding.
16 January 2025, 18:02 PM
Cut bureaucracy, boost autonomy
The commission proposed 47 recommendations focusing on institutional, financial, and operational reforms
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Corruption in ACC: 238 officials punished over last 16 years
The Anti-Corruption Commission has penalised 238 officials and staff members over the past 16 years for offences including extortion, fraud, bribery, and corruption. The disciplinary actions ranged from dismissals and forced retirements to demotions and salary reductions.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Where did Tk 10.77cr come from?
Around 83 percent of the declared income of Iqbalur Rahim, former whip of the National Parliament and ex-MP of the Dinajpur-3 constituency, remains untraceable, found an ACC investigation.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Dual citizenship: ACC seeks info on govt employees
After former ministers and lawmakers, the Anti-Corruption Commission is now enquiring about government employees’ dual citizenship.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM
ACC to probe BB reserve heist
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh is set to initiate an inquiry into allegations of corruption linked to the 2016 cyber heist that stole $101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account.
30 December 2024, 20:52 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
Reform commission: ACC overhaul, amendments to law to be proposed
The reform commission for the Anti-Corruption Commission is focused on amending the ACC structure and related laws to enhance its capacity, efficiency, and independence.
25 December 2024, 18:10 PM
Dual citizenship: ACC for action against 24 ex- ministers, MPs
The Anti-Corruption Commission has written to the Election Commission and the home ministry urging action against 24 former ministers and lawmakers who held foreign citizenship while serving in office.
24 December 2024, 18:32 PM
ALL three hospitals run by DSCC: Limping along due to shortage of manpower, limited resources
Acute manpower shortages, underutilised facilities, and the plights of patients -- these are the things this correspondent observed while visiting all three hospitals under Dhaka South City Corporation.
20 December 2024, 21:06 PM
ACC sues Benazir, wife, two daughters
Housewife Jissan Mirza reportedly owns immovable and movable assets worth approximately Tk 11.5 crore.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Under Awami League, ACC became a political weapon
Commission remained hostage to partisan political and bureaucratic influence, which made it dysfunctional, says chief of ACC Reform Commission
8 December 2024, 18:28 PM
ACC chairman, 2 commissioners quit their jobs
Chairman and two commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission resigned yesterday.
29 October 2024, 18:00 PM
The ministers’ men who made millions
Not only did the ministers, state ministers and lawmakers amass huge amount of wealth during the Awami League’s four terms in power, their personal secretaries and assistant personal secretaries managed to stumble into fortune as well.
16 October 2024, 18:00 PM
A new addition to Benazir’s legacy of deceit
Corruption, grabbing minority lands to build resorts and using excessive force to crush dissent -- the name of Benazir Ahmed, once one of the most powerful figures in the country’s law enforcement, has long been synonymous with deceit or fraud.
14 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Durga Puja, a festival of faith and togetherness
As dawn breaks and the first rays of sunlight streams through your window, you hear the rhythmic beat of drums and the joyful clanging of cymbals coming from a nearby temple.
11 October 2024, 18:00 PM
How 11,000 bhori gold embezzled from Samabaya Bank
Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi, a former chairman of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd, embezzled over 11,000 bhori (each bhori is 11.66 grammes) of mortgaged gold from 2,316 customers prior to 2021.
1 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Mia, wife concealed assets in tax returns
When Asaduzzaman Mia retired as the longest-serving Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner in 2019, by his own admission, he went home with about Tk 1.75 crore in service benefits. But that does not give a true picture of his wealth accumulation. Fact is, the career cop and his family became muc
15 September 2024, 01:00 AM
ACC to work with FBI to bring back laundered money
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the US to bring back money siphoned off abroad.
9 September 2024, 18:00 PM