'Corruption eradication impossible sans active JS'

Star Online Report

Corruption could not be eradicated unless the parliament becomes active, speakers said at the youth convention of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) in the capital today.
They also pointed out that the corruption spreads at all the level including the government offices.
Speakers also urged the political parties to respect people’s verdict on the ninth parliamentary election and their election manifesto to create an accountable parliament for the greater good.
Former adviser to the caretaker government and Chairman of TIB Trustee Board M Hafizuddin Khan, Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Prof Mozaffer Ahmad, former adviser to the caretaker government advocate Sultana Kamal, Executive Director of TIB Iftekharuzzaman, among other dignitaries, spoke at the annual conference of Concerned Citizen Committee (CCC) and Youth Engagement and Support Group (Yes) organised by the TIB at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
Speaker also stressed on the need to strengthen Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) so that it can fight corruption independently.
They also said, corruption is directly linked with human rights violation. It is not possible to implement human rights if corruption cannot be eradicated.
About 2,000 youth volunteers of Yes and CCC from 36 districts of the country participated in the convention pledging to uproot corruption from the country.
Sultana Kamal said, the power of the youth was manifested during the last parliamentary election. They clearly expressed their views of having a government that would run the country with righteousness.
While Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed said, corruption clearly is an obstacle to development.
The youth of today must take the leading role to uproot corruption. The youth proved their strength during the mass movement against military ruler Gen Ershad in 1991.
Mozaffer Ahmad on the other hand said, formal education couldn't alone create a cultured nation. "Our thinking pattern and perspective must be changed," he said.
Speakers urged the government, political parties, the civil society and the mass people to work together to upheld justice.