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ACC spending on lawyers to be probed: PM

UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said “rationality and righteousness" of the spending of a huge amount of money on hiring lawyers by the An ti - Co rr u ptio n Commission (ACC) will have to be investigated.
The prime minister expressed the view when a UN delegation led by Assistant Secretary-General Ajay Chhibbcr called on her at the PM Office in the morning, when they discussed matters related to the process of Bangladesh's transition to democracy among other issues.
Resident Representative of UNDP Renata Lok Dessalien, Country Director Stefan Priesner and Policy Adviser Mcgnus Lundgren were on the delegation.
“Funds from the public exchequer, in no way, should be wasted. Hence, rationality and rightness of spending money through hiring lawyers by the ACC will have to be inquired into,” she was quoted as saying by her Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad at apost-meeting briefing.
The anti-graft watchdog had hired a panel of lawyers to deal with the trial of politicians and other high-profile persons under a purge during the bygone caretaker government's rule following the 1/11 changeover amid a political crisis over election issues.
Apprising the UN delegation of her government's plan for further strengthening the ACC to root out corruption from society, Hasina observed it has to be ensured while curbing corruption the commission itself does not get involved in corruption. "I want the ACC work in such a way so all people always keep it in their mind that there is a strong independent authority in the country to take action against any type of corruption,” she said.
The premier said she per-sonally and her government as a whole is always against all corruption and committed to making Bangladesh corruption-free.
Hasina and the UN delegation exchanged views on how the country's democratic institutions like ACC and the Election Commission can be made much stronger and effective.
During a discussion about the national and international economic scenario, in the wake of a financial flu, the PM urged the United Nations to help the underdeveloped and developing countries more actively in case of food crisis in future.
Incremental global warming and the resultant global climate change and ways of facing the phenomenal natural calamities also came up for discussion at the meeting.
As the delegation wanted to know about the ordinances promulgated during the imme-diate-past interim period under caretaker government, the PM informed them that a parliamentary committee comprising ruling and opposition MPs and experts is working to dispose of the ordinances in line with the rules of procedure of parliament.
In the meantime, the special panel has scrutinized and endorsed 54 of the 122 ordinances for ratifying by the parliament in its current maiden session.
The delegation congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her forming the government through a free, fair, neutral and acceptable election held on December 29 and assumption of her office as prime minister.
Prime Minister's Office Secretary M o 1 1 a h Wahiduzzaman was present.