SNAPSHOT
The Ministry of Public Administration is the central public personnel management authority, which regulates the country’s civil service, controls and supervises internal civil management, and handles the problems of general public service management. With respect to combating corruption, there is a division of labor between the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh and the Ministry of Public Administration. The Ministry of Public Administration supplement some of the work of combating corruption. For instance, the Ministry of Public Administrationcollects records of asset/wealth from all civil servants. A profile of the ACC will be included shortly.
Does your government have a single or primary anticorruption strategy?
Yes. There is currently a single Anti-Corruption Strategy.
What are the main anticorruption laws of your country?
Anti-Corruption Act, Panel code, Conduct Rule of Civil Servants and Discipline and Appeal rules.
Is there one agency in charge of coordinating AC efforts across agencies?
| Functions | Prevention,Investigation,Prosecution,Policy |
|---|---|
| Permanent Staff | 150 |
| Number of prosecutors(if applicable) | 300 |
| Number of investigators (if Applicable) | 400 |
Number of cases handled annually
| Budget Autonomy | Yes |
|---|---|
| Annual Budget of the Agency | |
| Are employees protected by law from recrimination or other negative consequences when reporting corruption (i.e. whistle-blowing)? | Yes |
| Does your country have freedom of information legislation? | Yes |
| Does your country have conflict of interest legislation? | Yes |
| Does your country have a financial disclosure system to help prevent conflicts of interest? | Yes |
| Who appoints the head of your agency? | President of the Country |
| Who has the authority to remove the head of the ACA? | Judiciary Commission |
| Is there any term limit for the head of the ACA? | Yes , at the age of 65 or 5 year term. |
| Does your agency measure performance? | Yes Number of investigations launched Number of investigations completed |
| Full access to Government | Yes |