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Detectives have arrested former Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area in a graft case. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (DC media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said a Detective Branch (DB) team arrested him from a residence in Mohammadpur area on Thursday morning. JnU students besiege VC office, demand action over attack on teachers   Dr Kalimullah, known as a pro-Awami League teacher, was vocal during Sheikh Hasina’s regime. Earlier, on June 18, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against Dr Kalimullah and four others for the abuse of power, fraud and embezzlement of Tk four crore through various projects of the public university. The rest of the accused are former BRU VC Dr AKM Noor-un-Nabi, former executive engineer of the university and secretary of the tender evaluation committee Md Jahangir Alam, contractor Md Abdus Salam Bachchu and MM Habibur Rahman. On Wednesday, Director General and spokesperson of the ACC Akhtar Hossain in a briefing said the accused, in collusion with each other, misappropriated a total of Tk 34 crore from several sources.

A Dhaka court on Monday imposed a travel ban on former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and 24 others in a graft case. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after hearing two separate petitions. The rest of the accused are—deputy registrar of Department of Co-operatives, Abul Khayer alias Hiru, Kazi Sadia Hasan, Abul Kalam, Kanika Afroz, Bashar, Sajed, Aleya Begum, Kazi Fuad Hasan, Farid Hasan, Shirin Akter, Zaved A Matin, Zahed Kamal, Humayun Kabir, Tanveer Nizam, former chairman of NGO Uddipon, Mihir Kanti Majumdar, former Executive Director and CEO Bidyut Kumar Basu, former Vice-Chairman Zakia K Hasan, former treasurer Golam Ahad, former MP Mahbubur Rahman, former MP Nazrul Islam Khan, Nahid Sultan, Bhabatosh Nath, Jamil Foysal and Shawkat Hossain. Shakib shouldn't have run for AL; its leaders have blood on hands: Press Secy Assistant Director of ACC Sazzad Hossain filed a petition seeking the imposition of travel ban on 15 people including Shakib, a cricketer-turned MP from Magura-1 constituency. According to the petition Shakib, along with others amassed wealth after investing several crores of money in the stock market after violating the Stock Market law through irregularities. The court also asked to block the NID cards of Tanivir Nizam, former chairman of NGO Uddipon, Mihir Kanti Majumdar, former Executive Director and CEO Bidyut Kumar Basu, former Vice-Chairman Zakia K Hasan, former treasurer Golam Ahad, former MP Mahbubur Rahman, former MP Nazrul Islam Khan, Nahid Sultan, Bhabatosh Nath, Jamil Foysal and Shawkat Hossain. Deputy Director of ACC, Md Rokonuzzaman filed a petition seeking issuance of travel ban against them. According to the petition, they in collusion with each other made transactions of Tk 8.97 crore and Tk 4.48 crore in a bid to embezzle the money after violating the section 19(1) of the rule 24 (3) of microcredit law 2006.

Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, on Tuesday submitted an appeal with the High Court (HC) against her three-year jail sentence in a graft case. The bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman accepted the petition for hearing and condoned a 587-day delay in filing the appeal. Advocate Zainul Abedin and Kayser Kamal stood for Zubaida while Asif Hasan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during the hearing in the court. On August 2 in 2023, a Dhaka court sentenced Tarique to nine years in prison and Zubaida to three years in case over amassing assets through illegal means and concealing the information. Zubaida Rahman visits Koko’s grave On September 22 last year, the Security Services Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a gazette suspending Zubaida’s sentence for one year with the consent of the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs following her petition. She had left the country with her husband for London on September 11, 2008 and stayed there for around 17 years and finally returned home on May 6 this year. She submitted the appeal which was included in the court’s ‘cause list’ today (May 13).   Zubaida Rahman returning home after 17 years to a changed Bangladesh The ACC filed the case against three people including the couple on September 26, 2007, with Dhaka’s Kafrul police station for concealing wealth information and amassing illegal assets. The charges were pressed the following year.  

A Dhaka court Wednesday sentenced Abdul Malek, a former driver of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), to five years imprisonment while his wife Nargis Begum to three years imprisonment in a graft case.Judge of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 Zakaria Hossain passed the order. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) field the case against them for amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and concealing wealth information.The court also fined them Tk 20,000, in default, to suffer three months more in rigorous imprisonment.ACC prosecutor Asaduzzaman Rana said the court also asked to confiscate the wealth of Malek worth Tk 1.10 crore. Assistant director of ACC's head office Syed Nazrul Islam filed a case against Abdul Malek and his wife Nargis Begum on February 14,2021.According to the second case statement, Malek directly assisted his wife in acquiring wealth worth Tk 1.10 crore beyond known sources of income.ACC submitted chargesheet against them on October 27.Earlier on March 23, 2025, a court sentenced Abdul Malek, to 13 years imprisonment in a case over amassing illegal wealth.On September 20, 2021, another court sentenced Malek to 30 years imprisonment in case filed under the Arms Act.RAB members arrested Malek from Turag thana area in the city on 20th September, 2020 on charge of extortion and involvement in illegal firearms trade.END/UNB/Corr/MAS/FH

A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued  warrants for the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 27 others in two graft cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots in the capital’s Purbachal New Town Project. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after taking into cognisance the charge sheets submitted by the ACC. Purbachal plot: ACC files 2 more cases against Hasina, Joy The court also fixed April 28 for submitting a report on whether the accused have been arrested. Other accused in the cases include Saiful Islam Sarkar, administrative officer at the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Senior Assistant Secretary Purabi Goldar, Additional Secretary (Administration) Kazi Wasi Uddin, and Secretary Md Shahid Ullah Khandaker. Former RAJUK officials including personal assistant to the then chairman Anichur Rahman Mia, former estate and land member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, member (development control) Tanmoy Das, former member Mohammad Nasir Uddin, development member Major (retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury,Director Md Kamrul Islam, Assistant Director Majharul Islam, Deputy Director Nayeb Ali Sharif; Director Md Nurul Islam, and former member Shafiul Haque were among the accused. According to ACC officials, one case was filed against Sheikh Hasina and 11 others, mostly housing ministry and RAJUK officials, for abusing power during her tenure as Prime Minister to secure allocation of a valuable diplomatic zone plot in Sector-27 of the Purbachal project. In the second case, 17 people, including Sheikh Hasina and her son Joy, were accused of influencing public officials to obtain plots in violation of the relevant laws and procedures. According to the case statement, although Sheikh Hasina, her children, sister, and other close relatives already owned homes or apartments in Dhaka, this information was allegedly concealed in affidavits. She allegedly misused her authority as the head of government to exert undue influence over officials of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and RAJUK to obtain the plot. On April 10, the same court issued arrest warrants against Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and 16 others in a graft case concerning plot allocation in Purbachal. Hasina, Joy among 93 sued in attempt to murder case On April 13, arrest warrants were issued against 53 people, including Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana’s son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and UK MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq in three other cases involving the alleged illegal acquisition of 30 kathas of land in the same housing project.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed four cases against 19 people including former prime minister's ex-defence adviser Tareq Ahmed Siddiqui on charge of embezzling TK 812 crore from three airport development projects. ACC Director General Md. Akhter Hossain revealed this during a briefing held at its headquarters. Former senior secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Mohibul Haque, and Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) chairman M. Mofidur Rahman were among the accused. The cases were filed under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The accused also include Janendranath Sarkar, former joint secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Abdul Malek, former chief engineer of CAAB; Habibur Rahman, former superintendent engineer of CAAB; project directors of the respective projects; and heads of the contracting firms involved. ACC finds foreign currency, gold, FDR documents in Sur’s lockers According to the case statements, around Tk 200 crore was misappropriated during the construction of a radar under the "Installation of RADAR with CNS-ATM (Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance-Air Traffic Management)" project at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Another Tk 250 crore was embezzled from the third terminal expansion project of the same airport. In addition, Tk 212 crore was allegedly embezzled from the expansion project of Osmani International Airport in Sylhet, and Tk 150 crore from the terminal construction and runway development project at Cox's Bazar International Airport.

A Jahsore court on Wednesday sentenced former Awami League MP Shahin Chakladar to four years of jail in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) around 16 years back. Judge of Jashore Special and Session Judge Court SM Nurul Islam also fined him Tk 20, 000 and ordered to confiscate his properties worth Tk 38 lakh and 3685. The court issued a warrant for his arrest , said district unit of Awami League law affairs secretary Advocate Gazi Abdul Kadir who stood for the former lawmaker. On March 30 in 2008, the then deputy director of the ACC (Jashore office) Manjur Morshed filed a case against Shahin Chakladar, current general secretary of the district unit of Awami League, on charge of concealing information of properties worth Tk 38 lakh. The ACC found inconsistency between the tax file and submitted statement of properties. Read: Khaleda, Tarique acquitted in Zia Orphanage graft case In the statement of properties, the former MP mentioned that he had properties worth Tk 1 crore, 96 lakh and 21400, with a loan of Tk 1 crore, 91 lakh and 515. But the ACC found the actual value of his properties was Tk 56 lakh and 26,200 and he concealed information properties worth Tk 38 lakh and 383, 685. On January 5 in 2009, the ACC submitted chargesheet against him.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday approved filing the case against former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank SK Sur Chowdhury, his spouse Suparna Sur Choudhury and daughter Nandita Sur Choudhury. Deputy director of ACC Nazmul Hossain will file the case, spokesperson of the anti-graft body Aktarul Islam said. Read: ACC seeks bank account details of SK Sur, his family to probe graft Earlier, the ACC grabbed the bank account details of SK Sur, his spouse and daughter as part of an investigation into the allegation of tax evasion against the three. Earlier in July 2021, the National Board of Revenue directed banks to freeze bank accounts of the former deputy governor and his two family members.

A Dhaka court today framed charges against Nobel laureate Dr Yunus and 13 others in a case over embezzling Tk 25.22 crore of the Grameen Telecom Workers' welfare fund. Dhaka’s Special Judge's Court-4 Judge Syed Arafat Hossain passed the order after rejecting a petition for excluding names of the accused from the charges, said the defendants’ lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun. The court also set July 15 to take testimony from the witnesses, formally beginning trial in the case, he said. Dr Yunus and the other accused are now on bail and they pleaded not guilty, demanding justice while the court was framing charges, said the lawyer. Read more: US says it will continue to encourage Bangladesh govt to ensure a fair legal process for Dr. Yunus On February 1 this year, the investigating officer of the case, ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, submitted the charge sheet against Dr. Yunus and 13 others. The court accepted the charges against them on June 2 after a hearing in this regard. The 13 other accused in the case are: Grameen Telecom MD Nazmul Islam; Director Ashraful Hasan, former MD Parveen Mahmood; Najnin Sultana, Shahjahan, Noorjahan Begum, and S. M. Hazzatul Islam Latifi, all serving as directors; along with Advocate Yusuf Ali; Advocate Zaforul Hasan Sharif; Md Kamruzzaman, President of the Union of Grameen Telecom Employees; Firoz Mahmud Hasan, General Secretary; Kamrul Hasan, office secretary of the Employees' Union office, and representative Mainul Islam. Gulshan Anwar, the Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), filed the case as the primary complainant on May 30, 2023. Read more: Law is taking its own course: Hasan Mahmud says on Dr Yunus case

The Appellate Division on Monday granted bail to Sabera Aman, wife of BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman, in a case filed over acquiring wealth beyond known income source. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice M Enayetur Rahim granted the bail till January 15 next year following a bail petition filed by Sabera. Read: RAB arrests fugitive Hizb ut-Tahrir leader in Dhaka At the same time, the court fixed the day for hearing on the petition in the full bench of the Appellate Division. Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon stood for Sabera Aman while Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during the hearing. Read: Graft case: Sabera Aman lands in jail upon surrender On September 3, Judge Abul Kashem of Dhaka Special Judge Court-1 sent Sabera Aman to jail after she surrendered before the court. The court also rejected her bail petition in the case. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on March 6, 2007, filed the case with the city's Kafrul police station against Aman Ullah Aman and his wife Sabera Aman. On June 21, 2007, a court sentenced Aman to 13 years imprisonment and his wife to three years jail in the case. Read: Fardin’s death: Court fixes October 1 for submitting further investigation report Later, they filed an appeal challenging the lower court order. On August 16, 2010, the High Court acquitted them. The Anti-Corruption Commission submitted a petition to the Appellate Division challenging the HC order. On May 26, 2014, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court asked the High Court to re-hear the petition. On May 30, the High Court upheld the lower court order that had sentenced Aman to 13 years jail and his wife Sabera to three years. It also asked them to surrender before the court within 15 days of getting the text of the verdict.