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From Daily Star · () English

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  • Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has new leadership with an appointed chairman and two commissioners.
  • The new officials joined the Cabinet Division and will assume duties at ACC headquarters tomorrow.
  • They will be briefed on pending cases and discuss priorities and future plans with senior staff.

Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to resume full operations with the arrival of its newly appointed chairman and two commissioners. The trio joined the Cabinet Division today and are scheduled to formally assume their responsibilities at the ACC's Segunbagicha headquarters tomorrow.

Upon arrival, the new leadership will receive a comprehensive briefing on all pending complaints, inquiries, and ongoing investigations. This session is also expected to include discussions on the commission's immediate priorities and its strategic work plan for the future with senior ACC officials. ACC Secretary Saidur Rahman Khan expressed optimism that the new appointments will end a period of "stagnation" that has affected the commission for several months.

The government appointed retired Appellate Division justice AKM Asaduzzaman as the ACC chairman. Former secretary Dr. Jahangir Alam Khan and former National Board of Revenue tax commissioner Dr. Md. Sazzad Hossain Bhuiyan were appointed as commissioners. These appointments fill the top decision-making body of the ACC, which had been vacant for approximately five and a half months following the resignations of the previous chairman and commissioners on March 3.

Hopefully, the stagnation of the past several months will come to an end.

โ€” Saidur Rahman KhanACC Secretary Saidur Rahman Khan expressed optimism about the new leadership ending a period of inactivity.
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