**4. How Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) operates in Bangladesh?**

The Anti-Corruption Commission Act of 2004 establishes an independent Anti-Corruption Commission with the mandate to investigate and inquire into allegations of corruption as well as other specific offenses, and to take such other actions as may be necessary to prevent corruption and other corrupt practices within the country [37]. An Act was issued on 23 February 2004 that established the Anti-Corruption Commission, and it went into effect on 9 May 2004. Despite initially failing to have the desired effect, the ACC began its work with renewed vigor and impetus immediately following its reconstitution in February 2007, when it acceded to the United Nations' convention against corruption, which had been adopted by the General Assembly on 31 October 2003. The Anti-Corruption Commission Act of 2004 provides the legal foundation and mandate for the organization.

The government shall, as soon as practicable after the enactment of this Act, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Commission to be known as the Anti-Corruption Commission for the purposes of this Act (Article 3/1). Article 32 establishes that the Commission shall function independently and without bias. The Commission shall have perpetual succession, a common seal, and the authority to acquire, hold, and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and may sue and be sued in its own name in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (Article 3/3). **Figure 2** spectacles the administrative body of the ACC by which it operates smoothly.

Based on the Article 17, the Commission may perform all or any of the following functions, namely:


**Figure 2.** *Administrative structure of anti-corruption commission [38].*


The time frame for the investigation is laid out in Article 20A as follows:


Besides, ACC Act, 2004 has special power to in respect of inquiry or investigation (Article 19), power of arrest (Article 21), and also has penalty system for giving false information (28C).

The commission has defined some forms of corruption in Bangladesh so that people can learn about them, make sense of them, and get ready to fight corruption head-on [39].

a.**Bribery:** Bribery consists of offering a person money, services, or other valuables in exchange for a favor.

*Curbing Corruptions in Government Sectors: The Role of Anti-Corruption Commission… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108623*


Moreover, the Anti-Corruption Commission established, in every district of Bangladesh, committees consisting of 10 individuals [24–27]. The Commission is responsible for:


The ACC is authorized to conduct investigations and inquiries, including but not limited to the following: (a) issuing notices to witnesses, ensuring their appearance and interrogating them; discovering and presenting any document; (b) taking evidence; (c) requesting public records or certified copies of such records from any court office; (d) issuing notices for the interrogation of witnesses and the examination of documents; and (e) taking any other action necessary to realize and fulfill the purposes of this law [40].
