ACC, TIB take half-yearly anti-corruption campaign

DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 18 (BSS) -Independent Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) in a joint effort to involve youngsters with the anti-corruption campaign have undertaken a half-yearly motivational programme in nine districts of the country.

Executive Director of the TIB Dr Iftekharuzzaman at a press
conference at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) here today said
they are expecting to include around 2.5 lakh youths with the
campaign taken under the 'Jago Manush' programme of the TIB.

Deputy Director of the ACC Afzalur Rahman, noted singer and
one of the vocal anti-graft campaigner of the TIB, Mehrin and
senior advocacy officer of the TIB Sajjad Hossain were present.

Under the joint effort, different motivational programmes
would be arranged in Chapainawabgabj, Satkhira, Barisal, Rangpur,
Srimongal, Chandpur, Comilla, Mymensingh and Faridpur, Dr
Iftekharuzzaman said.

The main progremme of the motivatioal campaign would be
concerts as Dr Iftekhar said, concerts attract the youths more
than any other event.

Different events including oath against corruption, cartoon
exhibition, competitions will also be arranged in addition to
dissemination of facts and findings on corruption, distribution
of posters, leaflets and stickers containing the messages against
corruption, the TIB ED said.

Eminent citizens of the country would join the rallies while
popular band music artistes of the country would perform in the
cultural programmes.

The first rally will be held at Chapainawabganj on July 23
and it will be followed by the progarmmes at Satkhira on August
12, Barisal on August 19, Rangpur on August 26, Srimongal on
October 13, Chandpur on October 20, Comilla on October 23,
Mymensingh on October 29 and Faridpur on November 5.

The final campaign programme will be held in Dhaka on
December 16, the TIB ED said.

Singer Mehrin expressed her personal feelings about the deep-
rooted corruption in the country and said the social menace could
not be eradicated from the society without massive motivation.

"We have to inspire a youth against the social curse in the
same manner a mother takes care of her child and tells them not
to do any bad thing," she observed.