Don't weaken ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission plays a vital role in eradicating corruption. During the regime of caretaker government it took actions against some political stalwarts that made us optimistic. But unfortunately, the elected government has raised some questions regarding the functions of the ACC. Even Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina raised this issue in parliament that made us a little bit pessimistic. Actually, it is true that Bangladesh is infested with all-pervasive corruption and it is ruining our country gradually. We talk about this issue very fervently, but we are not sincere to root out corruption. The last BNP led alliance government formed the ACC under the pressure of donor agencies, but they did not make it functional. Then the ACC was titular. After the political upheaval of 1/11, the military backed caretaker government took some courageous steps to make the ACC functional and result-oriented. And it had showed its performance. The AL has pledged in its election manifesto to eliminate corruption from society. But their outcry against the ACC sounds very odd and dubious. So, we all are very concerned at this.
We hope that prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will keep her promise to eradicate corruption and to do it she will take necessary steps to make the ACC effective and functional with rudimentary logistic and legal paraphernalia.
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