Britain’s High Court has frozen a £15 million (approximately $20.1 million) London apartment linked to Anisuzzaman “Ronny” Chowdhury, brother of Bangladesh’s former land minister, following allegations of concealed ownership and suspected financial crimes.
Bangladesh’s securities regulator has fined three investors Tk 73.76 lakh (approximately $59,800) for manipulating Trust Islami Life Insurance shares, according to The Business Standard. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) penalized Md Abu Taher Shikder, his wife, Umma Salma Nipa, and his brother-in-law, SM Shahed Shakil, in an Oct. 5 enforcement order. A Dhaka Stock […]
Bangladesh has dismissed six senior police officers for remaining absent from work without permission for more than 60 days after the July Uprising, according to government notifications issued Monday.
Bangladesh’s government has decided to establish anti-corruption committees in every ministry following its first secretaries’ meeting, according to officials familiar with the session.
Bangladesh’s government has formed a seven-member inter-ministerial committee to determine how taxes and duties can be recovered from overseas bank accounts frozen by court orders in cases involving assets allegedly siphoned out of the country.
Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into alleged corruption and irregularities at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, naming former interim government adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan and three officials.
Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned former army chief Sheikh Mohammad Shafiuddin Ahmed for questioning over allegations that he acquired illicit wealth through irregularities and corruption.
Ghush.site, a new platform for anonymously reporting alleged bribe demands for government services, has received 3,822 reports, amounting to $5.4 million in bribes, as of Aug. 26, according to figures displayed on the website.
A Bangladesh parliamentary committee has recommended replacing direct communication among stakeholders with digital and automated systems to curb corruption, harassment, and business costs.
