ACC to observe graft resistance week
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will observe 'Corruption Resistance Week' from March 26 to April 1 every year to involve cross section of people with the movement against corruption.
“We fought for our freedom since March 26, 1971 (for the following nine months). Now, we will fight against corruption," ACC Secretary Faizur Rahman Chowdhury said while addressing a press conference at the ACC conference room on Tuesday.
He said the key purpose of the campaign is to inject vigour among the youths for combating corruption.
The week-long campaign has been chalked out to create awareness among the people especially the young generation to curb corruption for entire development of the country, he added.
The secretary said the commission has already taken different measures to give the anti-corruption movement an institutional shape.
"We have corruption resistance committee at different district and upazila level and have formed Satata Sangha around 4,500 educational institutions across the country to strengthen the movement," he said
The countrywide programme includes forming human chain, displaying posters, seminar, symposium, cultural programme, anti-corruption programmes in the mass media and sending SMS through mobile phone.
While responding to reporters' queries over Transparency International Bangladesh's (TIB) survey on corruption, he said, "The TIB is a non-government organisation. It conducts survey through its own way. This is not our matter."
The commission is looking into some of its officials, as there is some confusion over their wealth statements. Since its inception, the commission has filed at total of 67 departmental cases against its officials and workers, he said.
About the ACC's role in the government's recent direction to all the ministers and lawmakers to submit wealth statement, the secretary said the commission may investigate anyone's wealth statement, if confusion arises.
He denied the allegation of government's pressure on them and said, "The commission is working independently."
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