Communications ministry to report corruption
Friday, 14 November 2008
The communications ministry has pledged to go public with a report in its efforts to purge the organisations under its wings of deep-rooted corruption, a top official said, reports bdnews24.com.
"We are finding out the sources of corruption in the organisations under communications ministry. We will make them public by December 10," Roads and Railway Division Secretary Iqbal Mahmud said Thursday.
He made the comments at the Secretariat after a meeting with Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury.
Corruption in all other sectors would be identified gradually and measures would be taken accordingly, he said.
"We want to bring change. Once the situation was such that many thought they would be safe. But now the scenario is different," Mahmud said.
On whether the ministry would open any cell for these operations, he said: "The ministry is opening a pilot scheme, for now and may form a cell in future if required."
The ACC chairman welcomed the initiative of the communications ministry.
"Such a pledge will be treated as a model in future. We hope all other ministries will follow suit," he said.
"If each ministry makes such a move it will be much easier to stop corruption," Hasan Mashhud said.
Asked if the Commission's anti-graft drives would lose way due to these moves, he said: "The past drives will not be lost."
Meanwhile, UNB adds: The ACC is currently investigating more than 1,100 graft cases and of them over 400 were filed by the Commission itself.
ACC Director General (Special Inquiry and Investigation) M Shajahan said this at the Commission's regular briefing Thursday afternoon.
Of the cases, over 400 were filed by the ACC while more than 700 were filed by the police.
The number of inquiries pending with the ACC was more than the cases under investigations, Shajahan said.
Replying to a question, he said 50 per cent of the ACC cases and 30 per cent of the police cases were forwarded to special inquiry and investigation department.
In reply to another question, the ACC director general said the Commission decided as to which investigations and inquiries were to be referred to his department for special inquiries and investigations.
"We are finding out the sources of corruption in the organisations under communications ministry. We will make them public by December 10," Roads and Railway Division Secretary Iqbal Mahmud said Thursday.
He made the comments at the Secretariat after a meeting with Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury.
Corruption in all other sectors would be identified gradually and measures would be taken accordingly, he said.
"We want to bring change. Once the situation was such that many thought they would be safe. But now the scenario is different," Mahmud said.
On whether the ministry would open any cell for these operations, he said: "The ministry is opening a pilot scheme, for now and may form a cell in future if required."
The ACC chairman welcomed the initiative of the communications ministry.
"Such a pledge will be treated as a model in future. We hope all other ministries will follow suit," he said.
"If each ministry makes such a move it will be much easier to stop corruption," Hasan Mashhud said.
Asked if the Commission's anti-graft drives would lose way due to these moves, he said: "The past drives will not be lost."
Meanwhile, UNB adds: The ACC is currently investigating more than 1,100 graft cases and of them over 400 were filed by the Commission itself.
ACC Director General (Special Inquiry and Investigation) M Shajahan said this at the Commission's regular briefing Thursday afternoon.
Of the cases, over 400 were filed by the ACC while more than 700 were filed by the police.
The number of inquiries pending with the ACC was more than the cases under investigations, Shajahan said.
Replying to a question, he said 50 per cent of the ACC cases and 30 per cent of the police cases were forwarded to special inquiry and investigation department.
In reply to another question, the ACC director general said the Commission decided as to which investigations and inquiries were to be referred to his department for special inquiries and investigations.