ACC hands over annual report to president

A delegation of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) led by its chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury called on President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban in the city yesterday.
The delegation included ACC commissioners Habibur Rahman and Abul Hasan Manzur Mannan.
During the meeting, the delegation handed over the ACC's annual report (February 2007-June 2008) to the president and apprised him of different aspects of the report.
They informed that the Anti-Corruption Commission Act was promulgated in 2004 and the Rules in 2007. The activities of ACC are being run according to its Act and Rules.
The ACC delegation also informed the president that about 1,300 cases were filed by the Commission of which verdicts in 75 cases were given while appeals made on a number of cases.
Earlier, it required prior permission from the government to file some cases. But now it does not require any permission, they said.
The delegation told the president that this is the first time the ACC published its annual report, though according to section 29 of the ACC Act 2004 the commission shall submit a report of its activities to the president every year.
The delegation informed the president that the Commission has taken motivational programmes outside the capital to create awareness among the people against corruption.
Iajuddin expressed his satisfaction over the preparation of such a report by the ACC. He hoped that the report would help people know about the activities of the Commission.
Secretary of the President's Office Md Sirajul Islam, Military Secretary to the President Maj Gen Mohammad Ruhul Amin and President's Press Secretary Abdul Awal Howleder were present.