TIB urges new ACC bosses to play due role

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Staff Reporter :
Terming the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as independent and neutral body, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday said, the ACC should play an uncompromising role in checking corruption and it is the government’s responsibility to create suitable atmosphere for the Commission.
The TIB also congratulated the newly appointed Chairman of ACC Iqbal Mahmood and Commissioner AFM Aminul Islam
on assumption of their respective posts.
In a statement Friday, TIB executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said, the ACC is one of the designated entities for preventing corruption and implementing the National Integrity Strategy.
The TIB also requested the newly bosses of the ACC to play their due role staying above all kinds of influence, fears and sympathy, and provide strong leadership to win the public’s faith in the Commission.
On Thursday, the government appointed former Senior Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) Iqbal Mahmood as the ACC Chairman and former District and Sessions Judge AFM Aminul Islam as one of its Commissioners.
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