Crime & Corruption

Non-performing corrupt diplomat Motaleb claims money for SAARC sticker

Diplomatic Correspondent A highly corrupt mid-level diplomat, Abdul Motaleb Sarker, has allegedly been involved in corruption once again within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sources from various media outlets, government

Fugitive accused of Purnima Rani rape case arrested after 23 years

Staff Reporter The fugitive accused of Purnima Rani Shill’s rape case, who was rewarded with life term imprisonment, has been arrested by Sirajganj’s Ullapara thana police after 25 years of

Much discussed Sramik League leader arrested in Belkuchi

Belkuchi Correspondent Police on Friday arrested much discussed Shramik League leader Motaleb Hossain, 55, from Mazam Mian intersection in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj district. The arrestee Motaleb Hossain, also son

GCC buys Tk8.66cr mosquito-killing chemicals from fraud firms

TDS Desk Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) has been embroiled in a scandal involving the purchase of mosquito-killing chemicals worth Tk8.66 crore from fraudulent companies amid a deadly dengue outbreak which

AL-linked tycoons siphoned-off $180bl in last 15 years: Fakhrul

TDS Desk BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blamed the Awami League-linked tycoons for siphoning off $180 billion during the party’s 15 years of administration. They laundered $16

ACC to probe graft in construction of Sheikh Mujib’s statues, murals

TDS Desk The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched investigations into allegations of misappropriation of public funds in the installation of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s statues and murals nationwide, reportedly costing several