No ACC research yet to fight graft
As per its act, the Anti-Corruption Commission is supposed to fight corruption by identifying its underlying causes through conducting research, but it has never been able to practise it since its inception in 2004.
As outlined by the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, the anti-graft body has a research cell, but in practice it has no work for lack of rules, officials said.
About the ACC functions, section 17 (f) of the ACC Act 2004 states that the commission may carry out research on prevention of corruption and submit recommendations to the president over the actions to be taken on the basis of the research findings.
ACC Chairman M Badiuzzaman said, “I agree we cannot carry out extensive research on graft, but we have a plan to strengthen our research activities.”
Executive director of the Transparency International Bangladesh Dr Iftekharuzzaman said the ACC could not conduct research since its inception, and there is no sign in sight to do so in near future. “Even the existing ACC officials are not capable of conducting research.”
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