DHAKA, Sept 24, 2025(BSS) - The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the next five years aimed at expediting activities to prevent corruption.

The agreement was signed at the ACC headquarters in the city’s Segunbagicha area. 

ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhter Hossain signed the agreement on behalf of the anti graft body while Executive Director of the TIB Dr Iftekharuzzaman on behalf of his organization.

Among others, ACC Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen, its Commissioner (Investigation) Brigadier General (Rtd) Hafiz Ahsan Farid, Commission Secretary Mohammad Khaled Rahim and senior officials of the TIB, were present at the signing ceremony. 

The MoU between the ACC and TIB will further strengthen anti-corruption efforts through joint initiatives, including expediting public awareness campaigns, promotion of ethics, procedural improvements, research, training, policy dialogue and advocacy for the next five years.

Earlier, the organizations earlier signed a two-year long MoU on May 25, 2015 on mutual cooperation. The MoU was extended for another two years and four months on June 5 in 2017 for second phase while the third phase was extended for another three years on October 7 in 2019. 

The fourth phase of the MoU was signed on September 28 in 2022 for more three years and today’s signing is a continuation of previous agreements.