\\\'ACC cares little to conduct research\\\'

As per its Act, the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) is supposed to fight corruption by identifying its underlying causes through conducting research, but the anti-graft body has never been able to practise it since its inception in 2004, reports UNB.

As outlined by the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, the national anti-graft body has a research cell, but in practice it has no work for lack of rules, official sources said.

About the ACC functions, Section 17 (f) of the ACC Act 2004 states the Commission may carry out research on prevention of corruption and submit recommendations to the President over the actions to be taken on the basis of the research findings.

"More importantly, there's a basic difference between research and probe works...carrying out probes and conducting research are not the same thing," a senior official said wishing anonymity. He, however, said the Commission is planning to prepare a guideline so that it can carry out research to effectively carry out its anti-graft activities.

Asked where the ACC has any research initiative to identity the nature of pervasive corruption, ACC Chairman M Badiuzzaman said the ACC has given emphasis on research to know why the corruption is committed and find ways to prevent graft in the country.