Corruption-allegations

He changed his identity. He changed his political affiliation. But his strategy of exerting influence did not change. From a Chhatra League leader he became a ‘July warrior’. He then identified himself as a member of a BNP family. This is how Anwar Hossain allegedly established influence over the state-owned Milk Vita, officially known as Bangladesh Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Limited. He reportedly used the name of an influential adviser to the former interim government to influenc...

Amid ongoing investigations into corruption allegations, Saima Wazed, daughter of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her position as the Regional Director for the South-East Asia Region at the World Health Organization (WHO). In her resignation letter submitted on Wednesday, she announced her immediate stepping down from the post.Saima Wazed assumed the role of Regional Director for South-East Asia in early 2024 for a five-year term. However, the WHO placed her o...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption in recruitment, transfers and promotions at the Ministry of Youth and Sports against former Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan. An ACC source confirmed to Agamir Somoy on Wednesday that a four-member investigation team has been formed for this purpose. Along with former Adviser to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Asif Mahmud, the ACC team will also investigate Ministry Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Al...