The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the country’s key agency for combating money laundering, has significantly accelerated its activities since the change of government in 2024, freezing thousands of bank […]
National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has described Bangladesh as an “unusual country”, alleging that most government officials are involved in corruption, bribery and embezzlement. He made the remarks at […]
A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of shares worth Tk786 crore held by former Third Wave Technologies Ltd managing director Tanvir Ahmed Mishuk and other individuals and entities linked […]
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized immovable and movable assets worth Tk57.61 crore belonging to former chairman of Far East Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd Md Nazrul Islam and his […]
A Bangladeshi-origin woman has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison in the United States for her involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme worth about $64 million, […]
A London High Court petition has been filed to declare former Bangladesh land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury bankrupt, following the UK National Crime Agency’s seizure of property worth £185 million (about […]
Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has found evidence supporting allegations that patients at Mugda Medical College Hospital in Dhaka are being sent to outside diagnostic centres for medical tests […]
Saima Wazed, daughter of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia amid allegations of financial fraud and misrepresentation […]
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has said allegations of corruption against former interim government adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan were considered actionable during preliminary scrutiny, prompting the anti-graft body to launch […]
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found preliminary evidence of the embezzlement of around Tk6.32 crore through fake bills and tender manipulation in a project to construct a record building for […]