Anti Corruption Commission

We however wonder if Anti Corruption Commission is old wine in a new bottle? How are we going to distinguish the powers, functions and jurisdictions between the erstwhile Anti Corruption Bureau and the newly established Anti Corruption Commission?

Almost all the old officers and staff of former Anti Corruption Bureau have been appointed in Anti Corruption Commission. We also learn that works and functions of Anti Corruption Commission have come to a dead stop or moving at a snail's pace due to internal differences and conflict among some members and the chairman of the Commission on the one hand and the officers and staff of the Commission on the other hand. But they are all drawing their lucrative pay and allowances for months together from our public exchequer sitting idle.

The Anti Corruption Commission has so far failed to march forward and to make any significant contribution to its duties and responsibilities.

What are the aims, objectives and purposes of Anti Corruption Commission?

Are these not including bringing corrupt people to book, punish them and to eradicate corruption from our country? Who monitors the performance of the Commission?

Corruption is so widespread and rampant and the number of people involved in corruption is so huge that we think Anti Corruption Commission alone, single handed, may not be able to succeed in its mission.

We therefore feel and suggest that the newly established Anti Corruption Commission may be recast and divided into seven separate and independent Anti Corruption Commissions as follows in the interest of public service

1. Govt Servants' Anti Corruption Commission (for Govt and public sector corporation and Police Department personnel) to be headed by a senior retired civil servant.

2. Political Anti Corruption Commission (for all political parties, workers' unions, MPs and ministers) to be headed by a retired judge of Supreme or High Court.

3. Judicial Anti Corruption Commission (for judicial courts, judges, lawyers and judge court staff) to be headed by a retired judge of Supreme or High Court.

4. Educational Anti Corruption Commission (for universities, schools and colleges, professors & leaders) to be headed by an eminent educationalist.

5. Medical Anti Corruption Commissions (for hospitals, clinics, laboratories, doctors and medicine establishments) to be headed by an eminent physician.

6. Trade, Commerce and Industries Anti Corruption Commission to be headed by a senior ex-member of Federation for Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

7. Armed Forces Anti Corruption Commission to be headed by a senior retired army, navy or air force officer.