Ex-adviser Hafiz sees no action against the corrupt
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Former caretaker government (CG) adviser Hafiz Uddin Khan Monday said it appears that nothing is happening to those perceived to be responsible for rampant corruption in the country, reports UNB.
"It doesn't seem anything is happening to those considered responsible for (rampant) corruption," he told a seminar titled 'Role of Investigative Reporting in Preventing Corruption' organised by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
In reply, ACC chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, the chief guest of the seminar, said, "You may lose a battle, but not the war."
Hafiz, also the treasurer of the TIB Trustee Board, noted that the dream the people had started dreaming following the anti-graft campaign in early 2007 was not going to be fulfilled. "(Even then), we hope we'll be successful."
Sought comments, the ACC chairman said to Hafiz, "Sir, do you really think we're losing. If you think so, then it's worrying."
"Mentally, I was a bit confused," he said adding that the drive to combat and prevent corruption would continue.
The seminar was organized on the occasion of giving away prizes to the winners for investigative journalism in 2008.
Among others, TIB executive director Iftekharuzzaman, Syed Abul Maqsud, former Ambassador Waliur Rahman and Dhaka University professor Asif Nazrul spoke on the occasion.
Congratulating the winners, the ACC chairman said Bangladesh has not seen the instances of investigative journalism that much. In this regard, he said, not resources, but backups and courage are important for investigative reporting.
"It doesn't seem anything is happening to those considered responsible for (rampant) corruption," he told a seminar titled 'Role of Investigative Reporting in Preventing Corruption' organised by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
In reply, ACC chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, the chief guest of the seminar, said, "You may lose a battle, but not the war."
Hafiz, also the treasurer of the TIB Trustee Board, noted that the dream the people had started dreaming following the anti-graft campaign in early 2007 was not going to be fulfilled. "(Even then), we hope we'll be successful."
Sought comments, the ACC chairman said to Hafiz, "Sir, do you really think we're losing. If you think so, then it's worrying."
"Mentally, I was a bit confused," he said adding that the drive to combat and prevent corruption would continue.
The seminar was organized on the occasion of giving away prizes to the winners for investigative journalism in 2008.
Among others, TIB executive director Iftekharuzzaman, Syed Abul Maqsud, former Ambassador Waliur Rahman and Dhaka University professor Asif Nazrul spoke on the occasion.
Congratulating the winners, the ACC chairman said Bangladesh has not seen the instances of investigative journalism that much. In this regard, he said, not resources, but backups and courage are important for investigative reporting.