Although initially, it could not make the desired impact, immediately following its reconstitution in February 2007, the ACC began working with renewed vigor and impetus duly acceding to the United Nations Convention against corruption that was adopted by the General Assembly away back on 31 October 2003.

[4] In 2009, Ghulam Rahman was appointed chairman of the commission, replacing Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury.

Even though the World Bank continuously pushed the government to take action against the perpetrators, after 53 days of investigation, ACC found nobody to be guilty.

On the basis of ACC's report, Dhaka district judge court acquitted all the seven government officials who were believed to be involved in the corruption plot.

[15][16] After the Students–People's uprising in 2024 and the Yunus interim government assumed power on 8 August,[17] ACC has filed cases against former ministers and Awami League affiliates for money laundering and corruption, and launched various operations against irregularities in parts of the country.