A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced eight former officials of Sonali Bank Limited, including its managing director, to three years jail in forgery case.

The High Court yesterday directed the National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) to prepare a list of the names of people, who grabbed the land of Titas River in Brahmanbaria, and to submit it to this court in 90 days.

The High Court yesterday directed the ACC to arrest 14 former officials of AB Bank Ltd and a businessman in seven days in connection with a Tk 176 crore embezzlement case.

Mayor Aminul Islam Rabel of Sylhet’s Golapganj municipality has been suspended over his controversial comments about corruption of the Local Government Division.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) told the High Court today that it failed to find out whether any Bangladeshi nationals bought houses and flats in foreign countries with laundered money.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed two cases against the incumbent mayor of Amtali municipality in Barguna, Matiar Rahman, and his wife Nusrat Jahan for amassing about Tk 4.28 crore illegally.

The HC yesterday refused to grant bail to GK Shamim’s mother Ayesha Akhter in a corruption case involving Tk 297 crore. The HC directed her to surrender to the lower court in eight weeks.

Dinajpur Municipality earned Tk 151.68 crore since Md Syed Zahangir Alam became the mayor on February 15, 2011.

Customs Intelligence officials arrested a man with some jewellry and 26 gold bars weighing 4.1 kg at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday.

Some 43.50 percent of 45 female upazila nirbahi officers in the country have faced various obstacles while taking action against corruption, says a new report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

The Supreme Court yesterday observed that money laundering is a serious financial offence nowadays, and therefore, it cannot be taken lightly.

The Supreme Court today observed that money laundering is a serious financial offence nowadays, and therefore, it cannot be taken lightly.

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized 12kg of gold, worth around Tk 8.44 crore, from an aircraft at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday night.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TlB), in a report today, alleged that corruption and irregularities are taking place in appointing secondary school teachers, their transfers, and inclusion in the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) benefits.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved a charge sheet against the former Director-General of Directorate General of Health Services, Abul Kalam Azad, and five others in the Regent Hospital scam case.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for an impartial, fair and thorough investigation in quickest possible time into the recruitment of 18 constables in Narayanganj two years ago through massive fraud and possible bribery.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said the proposed personal data protection law may act as a tool to control people’s opinions and obstruct freedom of speech, instead of actually protecting personal information.

With each passing day, his irregularities became more unbridled and brazen.

The High Court yesterday summoned one Md Shahidul Islam Liton, who filed a writ petition with this court challenging the transfer of an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official, Md Sharif Uddin, in Chattogram, to appear before it along with his lawyer on August 26 to be sure about his (petitioner) identity, apprehending him to be fictitious.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit yesterday asked banks to provide detailed information of accounts and transactions of Sayeed Khokon, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.