“For the length of pleasant chats in varied locations, we extinct to be taught about who is Sheikh Hasina’s cashier, who is [Sheikh] Rehana’s cashier, whose cashier used to be Salman [F Rahman], by contrivance of whom money went to Joy, and whose money Palak saved,” said Legislation, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul this day (9 December).
“The ACC [Anti-Corruption Commission] existed, the Excessive Court docket used to be there, nonetheless justice used to be no longer served. Who used to be judged? Khaleda Zia. She had saved Tk3 crore in a bank, and no longer a single taka used to be embezzled or touched from there; yet, due to the procedural mistakes, the three-time usual high minister used to be sentenced to 10 years in penal advanced by the ACC and the judiciary together,” said Nazrul, reports Prothom Alo.
Addressing an match, organised to ticket World Anti-Corruption Day 2024, in Dhaka’s Kakrail this morning, he said the ACC and the judiciary had change into servants of ousted high minister Hasina for the length of the Awami League’s rule.
Speaking about widespread corruption over the past 15 years, he said a pillow value Tk100 used to be sold for Tk4,000-5,000. A identified criminal became a billionaire by doing casino alternate, and a high minister joked about her peon proudly owning Tk400 crore for the length of a press conference. But no action used to be taken.
“Your whole family of Sheikh Hasina used to be detestable, yet she accused Khaleda Zia of embezzling orphans’ money. No one dared to enlighten against her. The ACC and judiciary had change into her servants,” Nazrul said.
He urged ACC officials to rob action now, pronouncing, “No one is pressuring you anymore. Review their corruption. Declare the nation that you would possibly presumably well presumably ship in a luminous atmosphere. That’s what the country expects from you now.”
Regarding the appointment of a brand new commission, the law adviser said, “I’m no longer overseeing this topic of the ACC. These who are looking into it are attentive to this. The ACC can no longer be saved indolent. With such trim-scale corruption that has came about, the ACC must remain stuffed with life.”
The ACC has been left with out leadership since 29 October, after the then chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, and two commissioners Md Jahurul Haque and Asia Khatun resigned.
Their resignation had arrive after the duration in-between govt earlier this month formed the ACC Reform Commission, tasked with proposing well-known reforms to develop the anti-graft watchdog much less difficult, fair, and fair.
ACC Secretary Khorsheda Yasmin presided over this day’s match, which ACC Reform Commission chief and Transparency World Bangladesh Govt Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman additionally attended because the actual guest.
