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ACC challenges acquittal of BNP’s DSCC mayor candidate Ishraque in graft case
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed an appeal petition against a Dhaka court order that acquitted BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ishraque Hossain.
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Graft case: Samrat not produced at court due to illness; March 31 set for next hearing
A Dhaka court today could not take cognisance of charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed for siphoning off around Tk 222 crore, as he was not produced before it due to illness.
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Former state minister Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin gets bail in corruption case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today granted bail to BNP leader and former state minister for Civil Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment.
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Tk 5.58cr graft case: Charges pressed against Jubo league ex-leader Khalid
Anti-Corruption Commission today pressed charges against expelled Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan in a case filed for amassing Tk 5.58 crore illegally.
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Graft case: HC rejects bails, asks 7 accused including 4 Ctg journalists to surrender
The High Court today rejected a bail petition of seven accused including four journalists from Chattogram in connection with a corruption case and asked them to surrender before the trial court in Chattogram by December 24.
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Tk 6.24 crore graft case: Papia, her husband remanded
A Dhaka court today placed Jubo Mohila League's suspended leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon on a three-day remand each in a case filed for amassing about Tk 6.24 crore illegally.
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Graft case: Former Barishal city mayor jailed for 7 years
Former Barishal City Corporation mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal and four others were sentenced to seven years in prison in a corruption case for embezzling Tk 45 lakh.
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HC grants former AL lawmaker Awal, his wife anticipatory bail in corruption cases
The High Court has granted anticipatory bail for four weeks to former Awami League lawmaker from Pirojpur AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parveen in two separate corruption cases.
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ACC sues Pirojpur MP Awal for illegally amassing Tk 33 crore
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former lawmaker of Pirojpur, AKMA Awal, for amassing Tk 33 crore illegally.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.