For the purpose of elections, the defense forces to be included in the definition of law enforcement agencies. View Details
Political party funds to be spent transparently and audited accounts of parties to be made public and submitted to the Election Commission, which will have the authority to scrutinize such accounts and publish them in its website. View Details
Boundaries of all parliamentary constituencies to be redrawn, based on the proposed amendments of the law drafted by the Reform Commission and in alignment with internationally recognized principles of boundary delimitation, and a special committee comprising relevant experts to be formed with the help of the Election Commission to undertake the boundary-redrawing process for the coming election. View Details
“Special Judge Courts” must be established without delay in every district where ACC offices currently exist. In other districts where new ACC offices will be established as recommended under this report, special judge courts should also be promptly set up. View Details
Section 32A of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, should be repealed. (Under this section, the ACC is required to obtain prior approval from the government before filing a case against any judge, magistrate, or government employee, consistent with Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.) View Details
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. View Details
The proposed “Selection and Review Committee” will follow the procedure outlined below to recommend names for appointment as Commissioner(s): * Publish notices in newspapers and online, inviting applications or nominations for the position of Commissioner. * Each applicant or nominee must submit a detailed declaration of the candidate’s assets and liabilities, along with a complete curriculum vitae including two referees. * From the applications and nominations received, the Committee will prepare a preliminary list of candidates who meet the qualifications for the position. The Committee may also include names of candidates of its own initiative. * Based on evaluation criteria determined by the Committee, a shortlist will be created from the preliminary list. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews. * During the interviews, the Committee will assess each candidate’s qualifications, skills, integrity, and future plan as an ACC Commissioner. * The Committee may include two experienced subject-matter experts to assist in the interview process if necessary. * Based on the interviews and assessments, the Committee will publicly announce the names of three candidates for each vacant position. * After a minimum of seven days of public disclosure, the Committee will confidentially submit the names of two candidates for each vacancy to the President. View Details
The proposed “Selection and Review Committee” should consist of seven members: 1) The senior-most Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (other than the Chief Justice) who will be ex-officio Chairperson of the Committee; 2) the senior-most Judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court; 3) the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh; 4) the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission; 5) a nominee of the Leader of the House in Parliament; 6) a nominee of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament; and 7) a citizen of Bangladesh with experience in anti-corruption and governance, nominated by the Chief Justice. View Details
