Make ACC active, ratify UN Convention against Corruption
TIB members urge govt
Staff Correspondent
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday strongly reiterated its demand that the government make the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) active and ratify the UN Convention against Corruption immediately.The call came from the annual meeting of the TIB members held at Brac Centre Inn at Mahakhali in the city. The members also expressed deep concern over the pervasiveness of corruption in the country. They, however, welcomed the initiative taken by the caretaker government to root out corruption. It is possible to contain corruption through making the ACC active, they said. They also underscored the need to enact and enforce the right to information act in order to ensure free flow of information. They also called for implementing legal reforms to eliminate the influence of black money on the election and strengthen the Election Commission. The members expressed concern that the government has not yet signed the UN Convention against Corruption, although 148 countries of the world have already signed it. TIB Trustee Board members and officials were present at the meeting that reviewed the TIB activities of 2006 and discussed the work plan and strategies for 2007. The meeting ended with an anti-corruption cultural show where a theatre group of Srimongal Sachetan Nagorik Committee staged a play titled 'Jago Manush'.
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