Staff Reporter, The Daily Star
After former ministers and lawmakers, the Anti-Corruption Commission is now enquiring about government employees’ dual citizenship.
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh is set to initiate an inquiry into allegations of corruption linked to the 2016 cyber heist that stole $101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account.
Iftekharuzzaman, the executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh and also the head of the anti-corruption reform commission, recently shared with The Daily Star updates on the commission’s activities.
The reform commission for the Anti-Corruption Commission is focused on amending the ACC structure and related laws to enhance its capacity, efficiency, and independence.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has written to the Election Commission and the home ministry urging action against 24 former ministers and lawmakers who held foreign citizenship while serving in office.
Acute manpower shortages, underutilised facilities, and the plights of patients -- these are the things this correspondent observed while visiting all three hospitals under Dhaka South City Corporation.
Housewife Jissan Mirza reportedly owns immovable and movable assets worth approximately Tk 11.5 crore.
Commission remained hostage to partisan political and bureaucratic influence, which made it dysfunctional, says chief of ACC Reform Commission
After former ministers and lawmakers, the Anti-Corruption Commission is now enquiring about government employees’ dual citizenship.
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh is set to initiate an inquiry into allegations of corruption linked to the 2016 cyber heist that stole $101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account.
Iftekharuzzaman, the executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh and also the head of the anti-corruption reform commission, recently shared with The Daily Star updates on the commission’s activities.
The reform commission for the Anti-Corruption Commission is focused on amending the ACC structure and related laws to enhance its capacity, efficiency, and independence.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has written to the Election Commission and the home ministry urging action against 24 former ministers and lawmakers who held foreign citizenship while serving in office.
Acute manpower shortages, underutilised facilities, and the plights of patients -- these are the things this correspondent observed while visiting all three hospitals under Dhaka South City Corporation.
Housewife Jissan Mirza reportedly owns immovable and movable assets worth approximately Tk 11.5 crore.
Commission remained hostage to partisan political and bureaucratic influence, which made it dysfunctional, says chief of ACC Reform Commission
Chairman and two commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission resigned yesterday.
Not only did the ministers, state ministers and lawmakers amass huge amount of wealth during the Awami League’s four terms in power, their personal secretaries and assistant personal secretaries managed to stumble into fortune as well.