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Ex-MP Bodi indicted in corruption case filed in 2007

A court in Chattogram today framed charges against former lawmaker of Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency Abdur Rahman Bodi in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007.
Graft case: Rashedul Haque Chisty’s bail petition to be heard on August 20

A Dhaka court today fixed August 20 for further hearing on the bail petition of Rashedul Haque Chisty, son of former Padma Bank audit committee chairman Mahbubul Haque Chisty, and his brother-in-law Mostafa Kamal in a graft case.
Trial against Latif Siddique in corruption case stayed for 6 months

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that stayed for six months the trial proceedings in a corruption case filed against former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique.
Tk 10cr graft at FMCH: 2 contractors get bail

The High Court has granted bail to two contractors in a corruption case involving Tk 10 crore in supplying machines and equipment to Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH).
Graft case: Ex-DIG prisons Bazlur denied bail again

The High Court again denies bail to suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Bazlur Rashid in connection with a corruption case. The case was filed over amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond known source of income.
Graft case: HC again refuses bail to Rana Plaza owner

The High Court again refuses to grant bail to Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza -- which collapsed leaving at least 1,135 people in April, 2013 -- in a corruption case filed on charge of committing irregularities in constructing the building.
Nazmul Huda’s wife, daughters get bail in corruption cases

A Dhaka court has granted bail to former minister Nazmul Huda’s wife Sigma Huda and their two daughters -- Antara Selima Huda and Srabanti Amina Huda -- in two graft cases.
Bribery case: Suspended ACC director Basir denied bail

The High Court refuses to grant bail to suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission Khandaker Enamul Basir in a case filed over transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
Bribery charges against ex-DIG Mizan, Basir accepted

A Dhaka court takes cognisance of charges against Mizanur Rahman, suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police, and Khandaker Enamul Basir, suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission, in a bribery case.
Graft: Ex-AL MP Awal, his wife get HC bail

High Court (HC) has granted an eight-week anticipatory bail to former Awami League lawmaker of Pirojpur AKMA Awal and his wife in three corruption cases filed for misappropriating khas (government) land.
Graft case: Charges pressed against SK Sinha

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) presses charges against former chief justice SK Sinha and 10 others in a case filed under Money Laundering Act.
Corruption case: Ex-BNP whip Shahidul asked to surrender

High Court (HC) orders BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser and former BNP whip Shahidul Huq Jamal to surrender to the trial court in seven days in connection with a corruption case.
Writ challenges legality of few sections of ACC rules

A writ petition was filed with the High Court challenging legality of few sections of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) rules that curtailed police’s authority to directly record corruption cases.
Basir seeks bail in bribery case

Suspended director of the Anti-Corruption Commission Khandaker Enamul Basir submits a petition to the High Court, seeking bail in a case filed over the transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
Farmers Bank ex-audit chief denied bail

The High Court refuses to grant bail to Mahbubul Haque Chisty, former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee, in a corruption case filed on charge of misappropriating Tk 160 crore of the bank.
DIG Mizan’s nephew denied bail in graft case

The High Court refuses to grant bail to Mahmudul Hasan, a sub-inspector of Dhaka’s Kotwali Police Station and nephew of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman, in a corruption case.
Recovery of Tk 80 lakh: DIG Partha sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends Partha Gopal Banik, deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet division, to jail after rejecting his bail petition in connection with a case filed over recovery of Tk 80 lakh from his Dhanmondi residence.
Graft case: BIWTA official gets 7yrs in jail

A special judge court hands down seven years rigorous punishment to assistant account officer of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Abdus Salam Khan for misappropriating about Tk 20.59 crore of BIWTA’s provident fund.
ACC plea for showing DIG Mizan arrested in bribery case

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an application to show suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mizanur Rahman arrested in a case filed for a transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
DIG Mizan’s nephew sent to jail in graft case

Mahmudul Hasan, a sub-inspector of Dhaka’s Kotwali Police Station and nephew of suspended DIG Mizanur Rahman, is sent to jail after he surrendered before a Dhaka court in a corruption case.
DIG Mizan handed over to cops

The High Court hands over top-ranking police officer Mizanur Rahman to the police after he appeared before it for bail in connection with a corruption case.
Is DIG Mizan more powerful than ACC, SC questions

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court asks the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) why Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman is still not being arrested in the corruption case.
Khaleda skips hearing on Niko charge-framing

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia did not appear before the Special Judge Court-9 for hearing on charge framing in the Niko graft case yesterday.
Free Jaha Alam today: HC to jail authorities

The High Court directs the jail authorities to immediately release Jaha Alam who was in jail for the last three years instead of the real accused in 26 corruption cases.
Bribery Case: Ex-chief engr of shipping dept sent to jail

A Dhaka court yesterday sent SM Nazmul Huq, the former chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping, to jail after he surrendered before it in a bribery case.
Graft Case: Three businessmen denied bail

The High Court yesterday rejected the bail petitions of three businessmen in connection with a corruption case filed over misappropriating Tk 12.85 crore from Pubali Bank's Chawkbazar Branch in Chattogram.
Graft: Former shipping dept chief engineer’s bail cancelled

The High Court cancels a lower court order that granted bail to SM Nazmul Huq, former chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping in a bribery case.
SC stays HC order on Jashore BNP nominee

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the High Court's order of halting conviction and sentence in a corruption case against BNP Jashore-2 nominee Sabira Sultana for a day.
Rafiqul Islam Mia secures HC bail

The High Court grants six months’ bail to BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia in a corruption case in which he was recently convicted and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by a lower court.
Graft: BNP leader Rafiqul Islam sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia to jail a day after he was arrested by police being sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in a corruption case.