UNB, Dhaka :
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood on Thursday urged the deputy commissioners (DCs) to inform them if they find any corrupt practices anywhere in the country.
Speaking to reporters after the final session on the last day of the DCs’ Conference in the city, he said he had sought support from all the DCs to help the ACC create a social
movement against corruption. Asked whether the DCs put forward any complaint, Iqbal Mahmood said they have requested the ACC to look into the anonymous applications on corruption more diligently. The ACC chairman said they will scrutinise those applications more carefully from now on. Sought comments about the ongoing investigations into the coal scam in Barapukuria coal mine, he said it is too early to make any comment, but will come up with a statement once the investigations are over. Eighteen working sessions were held in this year’s DC Conference, which began on July 23, where the DCs sat down with ministers, PM advisers, state-ministers, deputy ministers and senior secretaries of 52 ministries and divisions. Some of the main topics of the conference were land management, development of law-and-order situation, local government establishments, disaster management, relief and rehabilitation, poverty alleviation, social security, ICT, improving the standard of education and health services.
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood on Thursday urged the deputy commissioners (DCs) to inform them if they find any corrupt practices anywhere in the country.
Speaking to reporters after the final session on the last day of the DCs’ Conference in the city, he said he had sought support from all the DCs to help the ACC create a social
movement against corruption. Asked whether the DCs put forward any complaint, Iqbal Mahmood said they have requested the ACC to look into the anonymous applications on corruption more diligently. The ACC chairman said they will scrutinise those applications more carefully from now on. Sought comments about the ongoing investigations into the coal scam in Barapukuria coal mine, he said it is too early to make any comment, but will come up with a statement once the investigations are over. Eighteen working sessions were held in this year’s DC Conference, which began on July 23, where the DCs sat down with ministers, PM advisers, state-ministers, deputy ministers and senior secretaries of 52 ministries and divisions. Some of the main topics of the conference were land management, development of law-and-order situation, local government establishments, disaster management, relief and rehabilitation, poverty alleviation, social security, ICT, improving the standard of education and health services.
