Iftekharuzzaman

The writer is Executive Director, Transparency International Bangladesh.

Election Commission's burden of a looming non-inclusive election

Has the EC played its due role? Or have its actions—or rather inactions—contributed to the current political crisis?

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Can a defaulter prevail over the government?

Why has no investigation taken place to explore on which grounds and for whose benefit the lion’s share of the climate fund was deposited in the Farmers Bank?

Income Tax Act 2023: Yet another mortal blow to ACC

This is not the first time that the ACC’s authority in the key areas of its mandate have been tactfully curtailed.

Our anti-corruption capacity is hostage to power

Positions of power acquired through various means have long been allowed to be treated as a licence for self-enrichment through various illicit means.

IMF’s conditions on governance and corruption - rhetoric or reality?

The key to the ACC’s effectiveness in delivering its mandate is independence, especially when setting the example that, in handling allegations of corruption, it is guided by equality before law, and not by the status or identity of the individual depending on their political, governmental, or other connections.

CPI 2022: Disappointing global and Bangladesh performances

CPI 2022 shows how corruption, conflict and insecurity are interrelated and feed each other.

Can a bureaucrat-reliant ACC really be independent?

The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission

New decision will diminish ACC's authority

The ACC has delegated the power to its secretaries to decide on the transfer and promotion of its deputy directors and assistant directors.

November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023

Election Commission's burden of a looming non-inclusive election

Has the EC played its due role? Or have its actions—or rather inactions—contributed to the current political crisis?

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Can a defaulter prevail over the government?

Why has no investigation taken place to explore on which grounds and for whose benefit the lion’s share of the climate fund was deposited in the Farmers Bank?

June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023

Income Tax Act 2023: Yet another mortal blow to ACC

This is not the first time that the ACC’s authority in the key areas of its mandate have been tactfully curtailed.

March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023

Our anti-corruption capacity is hostage to power

Positions of power acquired through various means have long been allowed to be treated as a licence for self-enrichment through various illicit means.

February 18, 2023
February 18, 2023

IMF’s conditions on governance and corruption - rhetoric or reality?

The key to the ACC’s effectiveness in delivering its mandate is independence, especially when setting the example that, in handling allegations of corruption, it is guided by equality before law, and not by the status or identity of the individual depending on their political, governmental, or other connections.

February 1, 2023
February 1, 2023

CPI 2022: Disappointing global and Bangladesh performances

CPI 2022 shows how corruption, conflict and insecurity are interrelated and feed each other.

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Can a bureaucrat-reliant ACC really be independent?

The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

New decision will diminish ACC's authority

The ACC has delegated the power to its secretaries to decide on the transfer and promotion of its deputy directors and assistant directors.

December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022

Another year of missed opportunities against corruption

High-level pledges against corruption continued to be reiterated in 2022, as in the past several years.

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

Salvage the banking sector, unmask the kingpins

As a result of the game of secrecy of the real beneficiaries, those involved in banking sector corruption and money laundering have hardly been brought to justice.

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