The proposed “Selection and Review Committee” will review ACC activities by following these procedures: * Every six months, the ACC will prepare a performance report and submit it to the proposed Selection and Review Committee. * The format of the report will be determined by the Committee but must include: i) Number of complaints received and forwarded for investigation after initial scrutiny. ii) A brief explanation of why complaints were accepted or rejected. iii) Number of ongoing cases categorised by the nature and extent of corruption. iv) Number and types of ongoing covert investigations. v) Details of ACC’s actions regarding serious and large-scale corruption allegations reported in the media. vi) Progress report on investigations and trials related to money laundering crimes. vii) Updates on cooperation with various government and state agencies. viii) Reports on corruption prevention activities. ix) Progress on addressing internal corruption within the ACC itself. x) A description of ACC’s corruption prevention initiatives. * The Committee will organise public hearings based on the reports submitted by the ACC. * The Committee will, to the extent possible, allow participation and comments from representatives of civil society, media, and non-governmental organisations during the hearings. * After the hearings, the Committee will issue a written review report. * The Committee will ensure that the public hearings do not compromise the confidentiality of any ongoing investigation or inquiry, nor trigger discussions on specific allegations or cases. * The Committee will formulate a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the public hearings and ensure their proper adherence.

Year
2025
Reform Domain
Anti Corruption Anti Corruption
Sub Domain
Merit-Based Recruitment and Internal Promotion
Source of Reform Proposals
Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission Report
Reform Proposed
Reform Proposed
Reform Initiated
Reform Initiated
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Operationalisation
Operationalisation
Action Implementation
Action Implementation
Stage of Implementation
Reform Proposed
Reform Proposed
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
This reform proposal has been articulated in the Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission Report but has yet to be officially initiated
Reform Initiated
Reform Initiated
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
This reform proposal is included in the July Charter, without change. 23 negotiating political parties and alliances have agreed to this proposal. Seven political parties and alliances have submitted notes of dissent, which include 12-Party Alliance, Amjanatar Dal, Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Andolan (NDM), Jatiyatabadi Samomona Jote (Nationalist Like-minded Alliance), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Labour Party, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Last Update: 23-Dec-25
According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, selected sub-proposals of this reform proposal have been incorporated, while the rest of the sub-proposals remain unaddressed.
Observation
    The proposed reform has been partially implemented in the ACC Ordinance, 2025 however, it would require political buy-in from the elected government to fully implement this proposal.

    As provided in the following amendment ACC Ordinance, 2025:Section 29(4) of the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 provides for half-yearly publication of an activity report by the Commission, which corresponds to the sub-proposal requiring periodic performance reporting by the ACC.Section 29(4)(a) provides for disclosure of the number of complaints received and the number of complaints verified and scrutinised, corresponding to the sub-proposal on reporting complaints received and forwarded after scrutiny.Section 29(4)(b) requires disclosure of brief reasons for complaints being taken or not taken into cognisance, corresponding to the sub-proposal on explaining acceptance or rejection of complaints.Section 29(4)(c) provides for disclosure of the number of cases under investigation and trial categorised by the nature and degree of corruption, corresponding to the sub-proposal on reporting ongoing cases by nature and extent of corruption.Section 29(4)(d) provides for disclosure of the number and nature of ongoing inquiries, corresponding to the sub-proposal relating to reporting ongoing investigations, though the Ordinance does not expressly refer to covert inquiries.Section 29(4)(e) requires reporting on the Commission’s activities concerning allegations of serious and large-scale corruption published in the media, corresponding to the sub-proposal on actions taken in response to media-reported corruption allegations.Section 29(4)(f) provides for disclosure of the progress of investigation and trial of money-laundering offences, corresponding to the sub-proposal on reporting progress in money-laundering cases.Section 29(4)(g) requires disclosure of the status of assistance from state and government institutions or agencies, corresponding to the sub-proposal on inter-agency cooperation.Section 29(4)(h) requires disclosure of information relating to corruption prevention activities, corresponding to the sub-proposal on reporting corruption prevention initiatives.Section 29(4)(i) requires disclosure of progress relating to suppression of internal corruption of the Commission, corresponding to the sub-proposal on reporting progress in addressing internal corruption within the ACC.The Ordinance does not contain provisions relating to submission of reports to a Selection and Review Committee, organisation of public hearings, participation of civil society, media or non-governmental organisations, issuance of written review reports by the Committee, confidentiality safeguards during hearings, or formulation of standard operating procedures for such review processes.

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