UNB, Dhaka :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to effectively conduct probes into mega scams, including money-laundering incidents and cyber crimes, here.
ACC chairman Iqbal Mahood sought UNODC’s help when a two-member delegation, led by its Anti-corruption Adviser (South-East Asia and Pacific Zone) Zorana Marcovic, met him at the Commission’s head office on Monday.
Mahmood said the ACC lacks skilled manpower to conduct in-depth probes into cyber crimes, money-laundering incidents and mega corruption allegations.
“During probes into big scams, our officers have not enough capacity to
collect strong evidences, which could be placed in court. And that’s why our officials should be trained to improve their capacity,” he said.
Noting that preventing money-laundering is a big challenge for Bangladesh, the ACC chief said, “Tade-based money-laundering is a big threat to us.”
He said the ACC wants to see the exchange of the best practices of global anti-graft agencies under the South-South cooperation and North-South cooperation as the nature of corruption of the South-South countries is the same.
ACC commissioner AFM Aminul Islam and its secretary Dr Shamsul Arefin were, among others, present at the meeting.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to effectively conduct probes into mega scams, including money-laundering incidents and cyber crimes, here.
ACC chairman Iqbal Mahood sought UNODC’s help when a two-member delegation, led by its Anti-corruption Adviser (South-East Asia and Pacific Zone) Zorana Marcovic, met him at the Commission’s head office on Monday.
Mahmood said the ACC lacks skilled manpower to conduct in-depth probes into cyber crimes, money-laundering incidents and mega corruption allegations.
“During probes into big scams, our officers have not enough capacity to
collect strong evidences, which could be placed in court. And that’s why our officials should be trained to improve their capacity,” he said.
Noting that preventing money-laundering is a big challenge for Bangladesh, the ACC chief said, “Tade-based money-laundering is a big threat to us.”
He said the ACC wants to see the exchange of the best practices of global anti-graft agencies under the South-South cooperation and North-South cooperation as the nature of corruption of the South-South countries is the same.
ACC commissioner AFM Aminul Islam and its secretary Dr Shamsul Arefin were, among others, present at the meeting.
