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BERC chair seeks president's nod to join as ACC boss

Staff Correspondent
Chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Ghulam Rahman yesterday sent a letter to the president seeking to be relieved of die post for joining the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as its chief
"As 1 have been appointed as ACC chief, I have sought to be relieved of die current position to ioin die new post," Ghulam Rahman told The Daily Star yesterday quoting the letter he sent to the president.
In accordance with Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Act 2003, one has to give a 30-day notification before he or she wants to resign or get relieved of the commission.
"If the president accepts my letter, I hope to join the anti-graft body after a month from now on." said Ghulam Rahman.
“Currently I do not have any clear idea about the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). At first I will try to have a clear idea about its work after having discussion with fellow colleagues,” he added.
The government appointed Ghulam Rahman as ACC chief on April 30, 28 days after Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury stepped down from the post.
After a month-long trip to USA Rahman returned to countrylastweek.
While appointing Ghulam Rahman, the government down -graded the status of the ACC chairman to a Supreme Court judge from the status of a minister given during the tenure of the lastcaretakergovemment.
Former bureaucrat Ghulam Rahman, who retired as shipping ministry secretary in 2004, was appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission by the caretaker govemmen t.
ACC Commissioner M Habibur Rahman was made acting chairman for the second time in absence of Ghulam Rahman.
Earlier, after the resignation of Hasan Mashhud, Habibur Rahman was made acting chairman of the commission for a month. 1
Hasan Mashhudjesign^d all, -jof a sudden jityApritZ. eighty'- th c' days after the Awami League-led1 grand alliance assumed power, without showing any reason.
There had been widespread speculations that his resignation followed some awkward situation that created following the formation of the new political government.