Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Ghulam Rahman yesterday said that it is not possible to be successful unless the watchdog can work independently. He said that political will is a must to eradicate corruption from the society.
TIB has expressed deep concern over the proposals finalised by the cabinet committee to reform the Anti-Corruption Commission saying 'the proposals are not consistent with the commitment of the government for ensuring independence and effectiveness of the commission'. Transparency International Bangladesh submitted a set of 18 proposals to the government in this regard, said a TIB statement.
The cabinet committee formed to review the anti-graft laws has finally proposed immunity only for government officials, making it obligatory for the Anti-Corruption Commission to take permission before filing cases against them.
BNP Chairperson and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia on Tuesday requested the Anti-Corruption Commission to inform her of the details on the allegations regarding Zia Charitable Trust and construction of Bhairab Bridge.
A team of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) caught two officials of Rural Electrification Board red-handed in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet while they were taking Tk 70,000 bribe from a businessman yesterday afternoon. The arrested officials are Md Mofazzal Hossain and Dilip Chandra Chowdhury, general manager and deputy general manager respectively of Sylhet Palli Bidyut Samity-II. The REB officials have been serving on deputation at the samity in Jaintapur upazila.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated four separate inquiries against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia on separate charges.
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday in its response to the ACC Act amendment proposals forwarded by a cabinet committee made strict reservations on six out of the total 23 points, observing that those will mainly diminish its independence. If the amendments were made, the ACC would become a government executive branch-controlled body and its laws would be discriminatory and imbalanced, encouraging rampant corruption in government offices, the anti-graft watchdog observed.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started inquiry into the allegation against former premier and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and some former and incumbent bureaucrats of causing loss of Tk 100 crore to the public exchequer in the construction of Bhairab Bridge.
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to Prof Jahanara Begum, former adviser to the primary and mass education ministry, in a case filed for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission.
A Dhaka Court on Thursday framed charges against BNP leader Gayeswar Chandra Roy in a case filed against him for amassing wealth illegally and concealing the wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Judge Muzammel Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 rejected his discharge petition and the framed charges against him.
