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ACC files corruption case against Jibon Bima officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a graft case against Managing Director of Jibon Bima Corporation Zahurul Haque and its Assistant General Manager Mahbubul Alam.
Assistant director Mohammad Nure Alam Siddiqui filed the case at Dhaka co-ordinated office-1, Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB.
ACC Secretary Mohammad Mahbub Hossain said that the Commission found evidence of corruption about the question papers in the recruitment test of the corporation and investigation team would further look into the matter.
The ACC will also investigate irregularities and corruption in other recruitment examinations, he said.
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Assistant Director of ACC co-ordinated Office, Dhaka-1 Mohammad Neyamul Ahsan Gazi on September 15 launched a probe against Zahurul.
During the operation, the ACC team visited the office and collected several records including questions and answer sheets of recruitment tests.
In this context, the statements of the concerned officials including the MD and Director (Administration) had been recorded.
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ACC received complaints that he had made more than Tk 400 million through corrupt practices.
The organisation took exams to appoint 512 employees in different posts recently.
Graft case: HC rejects ex-MP Bodi's plea challenging indictment order
The High Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal of former Cox’s Bazar MP Abdur Rahman Bodi seeking the cancellation of indictment order in a graft case.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Judge Md Mostafizur Rahman rejected the petition saying the petition was not placed properly.
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It also ordered quick disposal of the case in a magistrate court.
Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan appeared for the Anti-Corruption Corporation (ACC) while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik for the state and Advocate ARM Hasanuzzaman for the accused.
Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan said Bodi had sought exemption from charge framing but the lower court rejected his appeal. The accused later filed a petition with the High Court.
On December 17, 2007, ACC filed the case against Bodi on charges of concealing information of assets worth Tk 57,11,500 and acquiring wealth illegally worth Tk 79,37,797.
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In 2017, the proceedings of the case started after a long delay.
On September 13, 2020, a Chattogram court ordered charge framing against him in the case rejecting his plea for exemption. Bodi appealed to the High Court for the cancellation of the order.
Shilpakala DG grilled by ACC on allegations of embezzlement
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday quizzed the director general of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on allegations of funds embezzlement and abuse of power. Deputy director of the ACC’s public relations office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that Shilapakala DG Liaqat Ali Lucky arrived at 10.30am while a notice was issued asking him to appear before the commission at its head office.
Read: ACC to grill Shilpakala Academy DG on Jan 16 ACC Deputy Director Mohammad Ibrahim, head of a 2-member team probing the allegations, grilled him.The other team member is deputy director Afnan Jannat Keya. Earlier, the commission asked the DG of the Academy to submit the expenditure records following allegations of funds embezzlement and abuse of power. The ACC decided to launch a probe on the allegations on 2 January, 2021. The ACC sought the records of the expenditure of the budget allotted to the academy for the financial years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, the records of the cost of organising virtual programmes during Covid-19 in 2020, and the bank statement of BSA with Sonali Bank till 31 December, 2021. Earlier, the commission had also asked the academy to submit the necessary records and documents within 11 January. In the last few months, there have been some allegations against the DG of the academy, including abuse of power and bribery. There is also a specific allegation of withdrawing Tk 260 million.
Read: Shilpakala Academy DG asked to submit records to ACC According to the complaint received by the ACC, the DG removed Tk 26 crore by appointing a contract officer as the secretary without following the rules and regulations. Talking to reporters Lucky parried questions regarding the allegations.He said he does not want to speak about the various expenditure incurred in holding several international events.
BNP leader Aslam Chy indicted in embezzlement case
A Chattogram court on Thursday framed charges against BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury, his wife and two others in a case filed for embezzling Tk 325 crore of bank loan.
Chattogram District Special Judge Munshi Abdul Majid passed the order during a hearing on the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said Kazi Sanwar Ahmed, Public Prosecutor of ACC.
The other accused in the case are Aslam Chowdhury’s wife Jamila Najnin Mowla, his brothers- Jashim Uddin Chowdhury and Amjad Hossain Chowdhury.
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On July 17, 2016, Manik Lal Das, Deputy Assistant Director of the ACC, filed the case against BNP’s Joint General Secretary Aslam and his family members on charges of embezzling Tk 325.74 crore loan of AB Bank, Agrabad branch.
On August 7, 2017, Deputy Director of ACC in Dhaka Md Mosharraf Hossain Mridha submitted the charge sheet in the case after investigation.
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Shilpakala Academy DG asked to submit records to ACC
The Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Wednesday asked director general of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to submit their expenditure records following allegations of embezzlement and abuse of power.
The ACC decided to launch probe on the allegations on January 2,2021.
A two member team led by ACC Deputy Director Mohammad Ibrahim is looking into the matter while other member is Afnan Jannat Keya.
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ACC sought the records of the expenditure of the budget alloted for the academy of the fiscal 2019-2020, 2020-2021, extra TK 35 crore of the fiscal 2020-21, the records of the cost of organising virtual programme during corona period in 2020, various vouchers and bank statement of BSA at Sonali Bank till Dec 31,2021
The Commission asked the Shilpakala Academy to submit the necessary records and documents within January 11.
In the last few months, there have been some allegations against DG of Shilpakala Academy, including abuse of power and bribery. There is also a specific allegation of withdrawing Tk 26 crore.
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According to the complaint received by the ACC, the director general of the academy tactfully removed Tk 26 crore by appointing a contract officer as the secretary without following the rules and regulations.
ACC case against policeman in Chattogram
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Chattogram Police inspector and former officer-in-charge (OC) of Lohagara and Sandwip Md Shajahan for concealing information on his assets.
ACC Chattogram-2 Region Deputy Director Ratan Kumar Das filed the case on Tuesday.
In the case filed by the ACC, Inspector Shahjahan has been accused of misusing his power and concealing information on acquiring assets worth Tk 49.39 lakh. At the same time, assets worth Tk 78.1 lakh is found to be inconsistent with his known source of income.
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Earlier, ACC directed the Md Shajahan and his wife Ferdousi Akter to file separate statements of assets.
Md Shahjahan joined Lohagara police station on 12 June 2012 as OC. There he was accused of various irregularities including abuse of power, illegal arrests and acquisition of assets. He was later transferred to Swandip over the allegations. Similar allegations were raised against him in Swandip too.
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In February 2018, ACC Chattogram-2 started an investigation based on a complaint lodged by a person named Harun at the ACC head office in Lohagara.
ACC snaps illegal gas link from Savar factory
A team of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday disconnected the gas connection of a garment factory in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital.
A team of ACC, led by deputy director Humayun Kabir conducted a drive at Rajphulbaria Biswas Garments Limited at noon and found an illegal gas connection there.
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Later, the team disconnected the gas connection taken illegally from Titas.
However, no one was arrested in this connection as the authorities concerned of the garments factory managed to flee sensing the presence of the ACC team.
Court indicts ex-OC Pradeep in a graft case
A Chattogram court on Wednesday indicted former OC of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das in a case over acquiring wealth illegally paving the way for his trial.
Chattogram Divisional Judge Munshi Abdul Majid framed the charges against Pradeep and fixed January 17 for hearing witnesses.
Earlier on September 1, the court accepted a charge sheet in the graft case against the sacked OC and his wife Chumki.
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ACC Chittagong Assistant Director Md Riaz Uddin submitted the charge sheet on July 26.
However, Chumki has been absconding since Pradeep's arrest.
ACC filed the case against Pradeep, now in jail and undergoing trial in Major (retd) Sinha murder case, and his wife for amassing wealth worth Tk 4 crore on August 23 in 2020.
ACC sources said the anti-graft watchdog’s investigation against Pradeep started in 2018.
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On April 20 last year, Pradeep and his wife were asked to submit their wealth statement and they submitted their wealth statements in June that year.
After a long investigation, the ACC found evidence that the couple acquired assets worth more than Tk 4 crore illegally.
ACC files graft case against retired Titas man
The Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against the retired sales assistant of Titas Gas Company Limited Faruk Hasan for earning huge illegal money.
The case was filed with Coordinated Office,ACC on Wednesday after primary investigation.
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Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq confirmed this.
Faruk Hasan also served the post of general secretary of CBA of the company.
According to the case statement, Faruk aquired the assest worth TK 1.70 crore in an illegal means using the name of his US expatriate sister Tamanna Banu.
His sister settled in US with his family and never visited Bangladesh.
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During the investigation, ACC also did not find any documents of sending money from from US by his sister.
The retired CBA leader even falied to submit his wealth statement in response to the notice of ACC issued on June 9,2021.
ACC lodges graft case against a Titas gas company sales assistant, his wife
The Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Monday filed a case against an official of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited Syed Ayez Uddin Ahmed and his wife for alleged misappropriation of TK 1 crore 3 lakh.
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The case was filed with Dhaka Coordinated Office,ACC-1 primary investigation found evidence, ACC Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB.
According to the case, sales assistant Syed Ayez and his wife Shahana Bilkis submitted their asset statement of TK 1 crore 17 lakh, which is much higher than their known source of income.
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