ACC plans own intelligence unit

Rajshahi Ccorrespondent :
In an attempt to speed up and smoothen the anti-graft activities, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is mulling a plan to form its own intelligence unit soon.
“Own intelligence unit is going to be formed to find out corrupt persons in the society,” said AFM Aminul Islam, ACC Commissioner, on Tuesday in a programme.
He added that the issue had been incorporated in priority list in implementation process of the ACC’s Five-year Strategic Work-plan. The intelligent unit will also collect information and carry out investigation side by side with the ACC officials.
He was distributing prizes among the District and Upazila Corruption Prevention Committees of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions here on Tuesday. He also addressed the function held at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium as the chief guest.
ACC Director (Investigation) Md Muniruzzaman, Rajshahi Divisional Director Abdul Aziz Bhuiyan, Commissioner of Rajshahi division Noor-Ur-Rahman and Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Shafiqul Islam also addressed the programme. Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Kazi Ashraf Uddin presided over the meeting. ACC Commissioner Aminul Islam said that no more corrupt people would be able to hide their black money as the intelligence unit would collect information and submit those to us. Instant action will be taken against those who will be found guilty. No one will go unpunished after committing corruption,” he said. “We have taken initiative of forming intelligence unit for accurate investigation and to infuse dynamism in the investigation activities,” Aminul Islam said. “We are marching ahead and becoming stronger day by day,” ACC Commissioner said adding that the ACC arrested 450 officers and employees by this time. The figure will rise after formation of the unit.
Later, the guests distributed prizes among the best corruption preventers on the occasion.