New ACC chief says he won't bow to pressure

"I want to ensure independent functioning of the commission," said newly-appointed Chairman of Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Ghulam Rahman, adding that he would not bow to any pressure from the government.
Ghulam Rahman said this during an interview with private TV channel Desh TV.
Ghulam is now the chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission and is yet to join the ACC. He said he is going to become the ACC chief soon and has sent a letter to the president seeking relief from his current post so that he could join the ACC.
Once the president approves, he would take charge of the ACC, he added.
Ghulam said he would carry out his job in accordance with the existing laws of the commission. He also hoped that the present government would not pass any law that could hamper the activities of the commission.
He sought three months' time for evaluating ACC activities after his joining.
Replying to a question whether he would appear before a parliamentary standing committee to explain ACC activities, he said he would follow the laws.
The government appointed Ghulam Rahman as ACC chairman on April 30, 28 days after Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury stepped down from the post.