ACC set to launch hotline to receive graft allegations
People would be able to lodge allegations against graft suspects through calling from their mobile phones soon as the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to launch a hotline to record their complaints.
A plaintiff can submit his or her complaint dialing 106 from any mobile phone operator of the country or telephone free of cost, ACC system analyst (director) Rajib Hasan told the news agancy.
The hotline is expected to be launched by Finance Minister AMA Muhith on July 27.
Rajib said the ACC has already set up a complaint centre, commonly known as call centre, installing necessary equipment to receive calls from complainants. The centre is now operational on an experimental basis.
To receive phone calls from the complainants, he said, four ACC officials will work in each of the four shifts a day.
About the hotline, ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said after launching of the hotline, people can directly make phone calls to it from all phone operators without any charge.
"As people will be able to submit their complaints through phone calls, public servants responsible to provide services to them will be more careful. They will not dare get involved in corruption," he added.
Rajib Hasan said the ACC will install billboards in all major cities and will distribute leaflets and stickers across the country to encourage people to submit their allegations against graft suspects through calling from their phones.
In January this year, the ACC got approval with a number (106) from The Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) to launch a hotline.
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