ACC chairman calls for uprooting seed of corruption from everyone's mind
Monday, 18 February 2008
SHARIATPUR, Feb 17 (UNB): Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Sunday called for uprooting seed of corruption from everyone's mind.
"Though corruption has taken roots in our minds, may be it will not remain in future," he said while speaking at a views exchange meeting on corruption at the local Pourasava auditorium.
The ACC chairman mentioned that pay scale was raised twice during the previous governments of Awami League and BNP. "But even then corruption did not show any decline," he said.
He added: "It's true, people look for opportunities when there is gap in want; but is there any limit on want? So, not only lack of money, it is mainly desire that tempts people to indulge in corrupt practices."
Hasan Mashhud said at first, people have to attain courage to resist corruption. Since the anti-graft drive began, the corrupt people are under pressure psychologically that they will have to get punishment for their corruption.
"So, anti-graft slogans will have to be raised from mosques, madrasahs, schools and colleges."
He said: "In the past, there was less risk and more gain in corruption. We will raise risk, reduce gain."
The ACC chairman said they have started the drive with firm determination to free the country from corruption. "We don't want to bear the bad reputation of corruption. We'll surely remove this, Insha-Allah."
"Though corruption has taken roots in our minds, may be it will not remain in future," he said while speaking at a views exchange meeting on corruption at the local Pourasava auditorium.
The ACC chairman mentioned that pay scale was raised twice during the previous governments of Awami League and BNP. "But even then corruption did not show any decline," he said.
He added: "It's true, people look for opportunities when there is gap in want; but is there any limit on want? So, not only lack of money, it is mainly desire that tempts people to indulge in corrupt practices."
Hasan Mashhud said at first, people have to attain courage to resist corruption. Since the anti-graft drive began, the corrupt people are under pressure psychologically that they will have to get punishment for their corruption.
"So, anti-graft slogans will have to be raised from mosques, madrasahs, schools and colleges."
He said: "In the past, there was less risk and more gain in corruption. We will raise risk, reduce gain."
The ACC chairman said they have started the drive with firm determination to free the country from corruption. "We don't want to bear the bad reputation of corruption. We'll surely remove this, Insha-Allah."