The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Chittagong

Chairman of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Lieutenant General (Retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury on Tuesday emphasised the need for involving youth forces in war against corruption.

"Youths can play vital roles in building awareness against corruption and social resistance is the most efficient tool against the unholy accumulation of wealth than imposing legal bindings," the ACC chief said.

He was addressing a meeting at the auditorium of Institute Engineers Bangladesh [IEB] Chittagong. Secretary to the ACC Mokhlesur Rahman, Director General Abu Taleb Miah and regional chief of the ACC Major Julfikar Ali Majumdar among others addressed it.

"Corruption has to be uprooted from all spheres of the society," he told the fore runners of the district and Upazila Units of the committee formed for preventing corruption.

He said that the goal would not be achieved only by government initiatives but by waging social movement. "People older than 60 were linked to plundering any way."

Putting much emphasis on opinion building the ACC chief said that the drive had to be started from home and should be spread out at all sphere of the society in phases.

Remarking on the ultimate destiny of the anticorruption drive during the time of political regime he said, "The ongoing pace should not be stopped just worrying over its destiny."

The corruption prevention committees in Chittagong Division were comprised of 699 members chosen from 11 districts and 99 Upazila. A total of 693 members joined the meeting.

General Mashhud directed the graft blockers to hate and boycott the corrupt people irrespective of their sociopolitical status reminding submission of the committee member's wealth statement.