“There are allegations that the ACC harasses opposition politicians but it shows leniency towards those of the ruling party and coalition,” TIB said in the report. TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman also spoke at a news conference organised in Dhaka to publicise the report. Shammi Laila Islam, program manager of research and policy at TIB, and Senior Program Manager Shahzada Akram presented different points from the report. “The ACC is more active against anti-government people, but not that much against the pro-government ones,” Iftekharuzzaman said. The ACC did best in raising awareness to prevent graft but worst in investigation and starting cases, according to the TIB report.

Source: bd News24 February 25, 2020 15:00 UTC