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Inform ACC of graft

JS body recommends making it mandatory for top institutions

Staff Correspondent
A parliamentary body has recommended making it mandatory for the Comptroller and Auditor General, and chiefs of Bangladesh Bank, NBR, police and Rab to give the ACC information about their own efforts to fight corruption.
In case of a failure to comply, the parliamentary standing committee on
law ministry has proposed the introduction of a provision that will authorise the government to take appropriate action against the organisations, according to a report drafted by the committee.
The parliamentary body on Tuesday completed the scrutiny of the bill and recommended a number of changes to the proposed legislation. The bill was
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The Daily Star has obtained a copy of the report, which, along with the recommendations, will be placed in parliament at its upcoming session for passage of the bill.
Once the suggestions are translated into law, the government will also have the authority to ask other organisations through issuing gazette notification to provide the AntiCorruption Commission (ACC) with necessary information.
According to the proposed changes, if any organisation refuses to cooperate with the ACC or fails to give necessary information, the ACC will ask the government to take action against it.
Contacted by The Daily Star yesterday, ACC Chairman Ghulam Rahman welcomed the recommendation. "If different government agencies give us information, the drive against corruption will be strengthened," he said.
The parliamentary body also scrapped the much-controversial proposal in the bill, which proposed making it mandatory for the ACC to take government permission before filing any corruption case against public officials.
Talking to The Daily Star Tuesday night, Fazle Rabbi Mia, chief of the parliamentary watchdog on law ministry, said the ACC would not require a government nod as the committee did not agree to the proposal.
The controversial proposal drew widespread criticism in and outside the country. Finance Minister AMA Muhith, the ACC, different non-government organisations and individuals working towards ensuring good governance demanded that the contro-versial proposal be scrapped. Various donor agencies and countries also expressed concern over the issue.