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International Anti-Corruption Day

The Anti-Corruption Commission observed the International Anti-Corruption Day, 2017 with the theme-"Let Us Unite Against the Corrupt", on 9 December, as announced by the United Nations. In 2003, the United Nations declared December 9 as the "International Anti-Corruption Day". Since 2007, the Commission begins observing the International Anti-Corruption Day. ACC has been observing the day every year with its own institutional arrangement. Under such context, the ACC proposed to Cabinet Division on 27 December 2016, requesting to observe the International Anti-Corruption Day nationally. Afterwards, the government announced officially to observe 9 December as the International Anti-Corruption Day. In an official notification regarding observance of national and international days, government has included the Day under class-"B" category. The Commission holds the view that the decision to observe the Day officially manifests the sturdy stand of the government against corruption in more articulate and stronger voice. In the event of releasing some pigeons in the open sky, symbol of peace, and setting off the festoons on 9 December, Mr. lqbal Mahmood, Chairman of the ACC inaugurated the Day at head office of the Commission. Two Commissioners Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed and Mr. A.F.M. Aminul Islam, and other high officials of the Commission attended the function. Just after the inauguration, the Chairman, by putting his signature in the register kept in the media center of the Commission, launches the mass signing program too against corruption, As first of its kind, the ACC this year has adopted the mass signing program against corruption. On the occasion, Chairman of the ACC says, corruption is not only a problem of Bangladesh, it is a global problem too. Hence Anti-Corruption days are ceremonially, observed around the world. This year, he adds, the government observes the International Anti-Corruption Day officially, which will further step up the struggle against corruption. Furthermore, after the inauguration, an anti-corruption Human chain led by the Chairman of the ACC was formed in front of Bangladesh Press Club. The officers/staff of the Commission, ACC panel lawyers, members of the CPC of Dhaka metropolitan city, Girl Guides, Boys Scouts, Ansars, BNCC, staff members of district administration of Dhaka, the Social Welfare City office, Immigration Employees Development Program, mass signing campaign, Rural Education, Bureau Bangladesh, Directorate of Agricultural Extension and the members of "Aparajeyo" (Invincible) took part in that Human Chain programme. Later, a discussion meeting was also held in the National Theatre Auditorium of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy of Arts. Dr. Muhammad Zafor lqbal, Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Sylhet Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, attended the meeting as the Chief Guest. Furthermore, the documentary films against corruption were displayed in the public places including Children Park, Gulistan and Farmgate. In keeping consistence with the central programs, various programs were drawn up at metropolitan city, district, upazila and union levels. Human chain and discussion meetings were held and documentary films were also exhibited.