ACC chief stresses preventing grafts under political cover

Anti-corruption drive will not achieve much unless corruption under political cover is prevented, Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Ghulam Rahman said on Thursday.

“It’s not possible to bring about a meaningful change unless the nexus of politics-corruption is broken,” the ACC chairman said at a seminar organised by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) at the Brac Centre Inn in city.

He said it was vital to think of public funding for political activities including electioneering and to remove dependence on businessmen to free politics from corruption.

Ghulam Rahman found it very expensive doing politics in Bangladesh.

TIB trustee member Prof Muzaffer Ahmad said, “Defence purchase too should be brought under the purview of ACC drive since it is not free from corruption.”

Corruption is all pervading the society, he said adding that isolated anti-graft drives will not yield sustainable results.

He demanded that the ACC should be made a constitutional body through an amendment.

TIB organised the seminar marking the International Anti-Corruption Day 2009 presided by M Hafizuddin Khan, chairman of TIB board of trustees.

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