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Graft allegations galore against chief arboriculturist

Sk Md Kudrot-E-Khuda, Chief Arboriculturist at Arboriculture Division under Public Works Department (PWD), is facing allegations of massive corruption and irregularities. Kudrot-E-Khuda, who has been holding the post of chief arboriculturist for about 12 years, allegedly embezzled public funds,...

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Judge Mahbub amassed fortune thru syndicate?

Allegations have recently been lodged to the Anti-Corruption Commission stating that a mighty syndicate led by Sheikh Golam Mahbub, the former Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, dominated Dhaka’s civil and criminal courts, engaging in unethical lobbying...

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Bribery, thy name is BRTA

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has long been facing widespread allegations of unethical practices like taking bribes from service seekers, but there appears to be none to look into the matter.There are six metro circles of BRTA working under Dhaka division and almost all of them are ...

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Rtd Cooperatives Dept staff facing pension hurdles

Some retired employees of the Bangladesh Department of Cooperatives are facing difficulties in receiving their pensions, despite the majority of their colleagues have withdrawn their pension benefits.Out of 133 employees, all, who were transferred from development projects to the revenue sector, rec...

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Dipti Cooperative Society disappears with Tk 12cr

Dipti Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd, a Mirpur-based non-governmental organisation, has disappeared allegedly after embezzling Tk 12 crore from more than 500 low income depositors. The cooperative society has swindled rickshaw-pullers, domestic workers and even beggars out of their deposi...

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Fire service DG pockets Tk 70cr in bribes!

Director General of Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Brigadier General Md Main Uddin faces allegations of massive corruption and irregularities. He has pocketed about Tk 70 crore in bribes through illegal recruitment over the last two years, according to a complaint filed wit...

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Rafiqul Islam amasses a fortune thru corruption

An assistant engineer at Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) has amassed a fortune through alleged corruption, bribery and misuse of power. He is said to have acquired properties worth crores of taka both in Dhaka and Natore.Engineer Rafiqul Islam (Implementation-6, Uttara Expanded Project) is alle...

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Ex-DPDC MD under ACC scrutiny

Former Managing Director of Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) Engineer Bikash Dewan has come under ACC scrutiny allegedly for laundering Tk 1,500 crore. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into the allegations of various irregularities, corruption, a...

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Galib thrives on graft

Allegations of massive irregularities and corruption are rife against Muhammad Galib Khan, a former Dhaka District Cooperatives officer. He allegedly made crores of taka by providing jobs to 24 people in exchange of money. It is alleged that Galib Khan gave jobs to around 24 people, including h...

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PWD Class-III employee owns four flats

Md Faizul Kabir Shihab, a class-III employee at Public Works Department (PWD) in Dhaka, has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that he owns four flats with a total market value of approximately Tk 3 crore.Shihab, who works as personal assistant to Additional Chief Engineer (Establishment and ...

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8-storey bldgthru 8-yr job!

Shahin Alam, an Inspector of the Postagola Fire Service Station in the capital, has become the owner of an eight-storey building just in eight years.He took only 24 months to complete the construction work of the building. It is learnt that Shahin Alam and his wife Morzina Alam, also a policewoman, ...