The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury yesterday said the anti-graft drives would continue in future unless political governments stopped it through formulating laws.

He said the ACC would take stern actions against those who humiliated the educational institutions getting indulged in corruptuion.

"Bangladesh is now being neglected across the world due to its pervasive corruption. It should be stopped, prevented and everyone has to fight against it. Particularly the youth will have to take command of the crusade against corruption to salvage the country," the ACC chairman said.

He was addressing the concluding session of the two-day annual conference of Youth Engagement and Support (YES) at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre organised by Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB).

Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury urgred the country's youth to lead the battle against corruption.

The ACC chief said corruption ruins good governance in a country and without good governance no nation can move ahead.

"Corruption deprives a nation from good governance. Our pledge should be not to indulge in corruption, and vehemently fight it," Hasan Mashhud said.

He suggested the youth community to become vocal against corruption and to put pressure by raising their voice against those who are involved in corruption.

The ACC chief said the youth have traditionally played a very positive role in all national movements during the country's crucial period of history like in 1952 and 1971.

He said that the Commission would justify its activities after completing a survey by an impartial organisation after the month of

June.

A total of 1300 youths of YES participated at the conference.

Among others, noted writer of the country Dr Mohammad Zafar Iqbal, former adviser of the caretaker government and TIB trustee Advocate Sultana Kamal and TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman addressed the conference.