Anti corruption commission of bangladesh and its success

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ACC of Bangladesh

3. Organizational Structure of the ACC
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4. Organizational Structure of the ACC(Continued)
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5. Major Functions of the Commission
 To hold enquiry and investigation into allegations of corruption
 To review any recognized provisions of any law for prevention of
corruption and submit recommendation to the Hon’ble President for
their effective implementation
 To undertake research, prepare plan for prevention of corruption and
submit to the Hon’ble President, recommendations for action based
on the result of such research
 To perform any other duty as may be considered necessary for
prevention of corruption
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6. Statistics on ACC’s Enquiry Operations
31 December 2016
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Description Total
Total no. of enquiries including the
enquiries of the previous years
4,584
No. of enquiries resolved 1,726
No. of cases (FIR) lodged based on
enquiries
340
No. of enquiries filed for record 1386

7. Statistics on ACC's Investigations
31 December 2016
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Description Total
Total no. of investigations including
the pending investigations of the
previous years
3,387
No. of investigations resolved 1112
No. of charge-sheets submitted 496
No. of final reports submitted 616

8. Number of Panel Lawyers (Public Prosecutor).
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ProsecutionProsecution
Name of
Court
Court of
Special
Judges of
Dhaka
Special
Judge
Courts
in the
District
of
Dhaka
Division
Special
Judge
Courts in
the
District of
Chittagon
g Division
Special
Judge
Courts in
the
District of
Rajshahi
&
Rangpur
Division
Special
Judge
Courts in
the District
of Khulna
Division
Special
Judge
Courts in
the District
of Barisal
Division
Special
Judge
Courts
in the
District
of
Sylhet
Division
Total
Number
of
Lawyers
13 60 35 50 26 19 19 222

9. Statistics of trials of corruption related cases in Special
Judge Courts at the end of December 2016
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Description ACC cases
No. of cases under trial 2640
No. of cases on-going trial 2240
No. of cases stayed 400
No. of cases disposed 214
No. of cases convicted 116
No. of cases acquitted 98

10. Success
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Statistics of trials of corruption related cases in Special
Judge Courts at the end of December 2016
Description ACC cases Percentage
No. of cases disposed 300
No. of cases convicted 155 52%
No. of cases acquitted 145 48%
Bangladesh has ranked at 15th
position this year from below
among 176 countries – two steps higher than previous year.
(Corruption Perceptions Index 2016)

11. 'Integrity Unit'- an Anti Corruption Platform
for the Youth
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Number of Divisions Number Integrity
Units
Total 8 21885

12. Prevention of Corruption
The core activities include:
• Developing policy frameworks for preventing corruption and improving service
delivery.
• Building capacity of the Integrity Units
• Carrying out awareness programmes among the general public.
• Collaborating with institutions in addressing corruption issues.
• Reviewing organizational systems and procedures.
• Organizing Debate Competitions among students.
• Organizing human chains
• Anti-corruption Workshop
• Electronic and print media programmes
• Essay, Poster and Cartoon Compititions among students
• Special Supplements and Quarterly Magazine
• Media Awards
• Observing International Anti-Corruption day, Corruption Prevention Weeks etc.
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13. Prevention Committees in Upazilas,
Districts and Metropolitan Cities
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Name of
Divisions
Upazila CPC District CPC
Metropolita
n CPC
Total CPC
Dhaka 106 16 08 130
Chittagong 89 10 01 100
Rajshahi 109 16 - 125
Khulna 50 10 - 60
Barisal 34 06 - 40
Sylhet 34 04 - 38
Total 422 62 09 493

14. Success (Continued)
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Activities of upazila, district and metropolitan Corruption Prevention
Committees up-to 31 December 2016
Discussions Debate
Essay
Competition
Human
Chain
Rally Seminar Drama
Speech by
Distinguished
Persons
Others
2527 448 303 1052 1070 64 92 970 1669
Activities of Integrity Units Committees up-to 31 December 2016
Discussion
s
Debate
Essay
Competition
Human
Chain
Rally Seminar Drama
Speech by
Distinguished
Persons
Others
2113 426 273 1013 1068 31 86 773 1049

15. Challenges of ACC
 Restoration of Public Trust;
 Securing allocation of necessary resources;
 Development of necessary skills for enquiry,
investigation and prevention;
 Strict adherence to integrity ;
Training for Corruption Prevention Committees,
Workshop for system improvement, business process re-engineering of
government offices.
 Establishment of Asset management Unit
 Enforcement Branch of ACC
 Intelligence Units of ACC
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ADB Project
Strengthening Investigation and Prosecution System of Anti Corruption Commission
A Technical Assistance project of ADB
Total amount= $ 800,000 ( including Korean Fund)
Specific activities under the project will include:
 Study and analyze the inquiry, investigation , prosecution and prevention process of ACC
 Suggest practical and implementable changes/improvements in the business process relating to
investigation and prosecution process and prevention practices of ACC through a consultative process
with relevant stakeholders
Develop a web-based IPMS software for ACC with modules for monitoring the activities of the
inquiry& investigation officers and the public prosecutors; verifying and authorizing the claims of the
public prosecutors and digitizing and archiving of the documentary evidences relating to a case at the
ACC HQ
 Develop a data base for the Corruption Prevention Committees(CPCs) and the Integrity Units.
 Provide required hardware and accessories at the ACC HQ and the 7 divisional level offices for
implementation of the software
 Develop an Operation Manual for IPMS and Provide training in IPMS for officers and staff nominated
by ACC
 One year on-site support and service for the software and the hardware after installation

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ACC and ADB Cooperation
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh has so far implemented different TA Projects
titled as (a) Supporting Good Governance Program (b) Supporting Good Governance
Initiatives(phase I & phase II) with assistance of the Asian Development Bank. The following
activities have been accomplished under those projects:
• Computer Lab of the ACC
• The Conference room of the ACC
• The foundation training course for the officers recruited on 2011.
• The special foundation training course for the promoted officers.
• The Intermediate level training Course for mid level officers.
• Financing the Corruption prevention Committees in order to undertake different
preventive activities under Corruption prevention outreach program.
• Prosecution Database management system.
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Now ACC seeks for assistance in the following fields:
• Implementation of the Five years Strategic Plan.
• Establishment of a modern training Unit to train the member of the Corruption
prevention Committees and Government officials.
• Mobile Projection units for Head Quarter and field offices.
• A digital library and digital document management system.

18. Areas of Cooperation
 Initiate joint projects and activities with a view to preventing and combating corruption;
 Conduct Researches on Sources of Corruption;
 Capacity Building for ACC’s prevention programs;
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 Capacity building for Trainers;
 Capacity building for Out -Reach program (CPC, IU);
 Skill development for enquiry, investigation and prosecution;
 Training for Corruption Prevention Committees;
 Workshop for system improvement, business process re-engineering of
government offices.
 Implementation of the Five years Strategic Plan.
 Establishment of a modern training Unit to train the member of the Corruption prevention Committees and
Government officials.
 Mobile Projection units for Head Quarter and field offices
 A digital library and digital document management system
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Observing National Independence Day

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Rally on Observing Corruption Prevention Week

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Prize distribution ceremony for the members of the Integrity Unit

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ACC Media Award giving Ceremony

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