To improve investigation capacity and ensure accuracy, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to set up a digital forensic lab. 

The contracted firm has already supplied all necessary equipment for the lab, and they are being installed, according to a report of the anti-graft watchdog.

Yesterday at an evaluation meeting, ACC Director General AKM Sohel pointed out various activities of the information technology department before the commission.

In reply to a question, an ACC director said, "Once the lab starts functioning, we'll be able to detect forged documents and signatures."

Pointing out a limitation of ACC's drive against bribery, he said there were instances of recipients of bribes getting away with the crime.

"They used to say they don't know where the money came from and would get away without punishment from the court, terming the whole incident as conspiracy," he continued.

"But we'll be able to detect fingerprints using forensic tests, and recipients of bribes won't get a chance to escape," he added.

"Not only documents, ACC will also be able to examine voices of telephone conversations. This will help us identify the accused," the officer said.

Earlier, the commission was dependent on other agencies for such verification.

Hev said they are establishing the forensic lab with support from the US's FBI and India's CBI.

In the report, Sohel said the creation of investigation and prosecution management software is almost done. Through the software, the commission will be able to monitor the status of enquiry, investigation and prosecution.

According to the report, over 70 officers and staffers have been infected with coronavirus and three died. Nonetheless, the commission is carrying out activities using technology.

Setting up local area network for smooth communication among its headquarters, divisional and district offices is almost done, said Sohel.

Between March and October this year, ACC has so far scrutinised 7,270 complaints. Of these, over 400 have been selected for enquiry, he added.