ACC, TIB sign five-year MoU to strengthen anti-corruption efforts

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further accelerate and strengthen anti-corruption activities.

The MoU was signed at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Director General (Prevention) Md Akhter Hossain signed the agreement on behalf of the ACC, while Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman signed on behalf of TIB.

The signing ceremony was attended by ACC Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen, Commissioner (Investigation) Brigadier General (Retd) Hafiz Ahsan Farid, Secretary Mohammad Khaled Rahim, and other senior officials.

Under the new MoU, the ACC and TIB will collaborate on raising awareness, enhancing institutional capacity, and promoting ethics in the fight against corruption. Their joint initiatives will cover research, training, advocacy, campaigns, and broader public engagement.

The partnership between the two organisations began on May 25, 2015, with the signing of a two-year MoU. A second MoU for two years and four months was signed on June 5, 2017, followed by a third for three years on October 7, 2019, and a fourth for three years on September 28, 2022.

Continuing this cooperation, the fifth MoU has now been signed for a five-year term, effective from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2030.

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