M Badiuzzaman
M Badiuzzaman | |
|---|---|
| 4th Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission | |
| In office 26 June 2013 – 13 March 2016 | |
| Appointed by | President of Bangladesh |
| President | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Iqbal Mahmood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1944 Lakshmipur, Bengal Presidency (present day Bangladesh) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
M Badiuzzaman is a former chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Bangladesh.
Career
[edit]Badiuzzaman joined the then East Pakistan Civil Service in 1968. He served in various districts of the country as a Magistrate, SDO (Sub-Divisional Officer), Additional District Administrator, and District Administrator. He also held several important responsibilities in the government as Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary, and Additional Secretary. In this regard, he served as Director General of the Prime Minister's Office (twice) and as Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. He retired from government service in 2001 upon reaching the regular retirement age.[1]
Badiuzzaman was the chairman of Mirpur Unnayan Parishad.[2] He supported Syed Mohammad Ibrahim launching the Bangladesh Kallyan Party.[2]
Badiuzzaman was appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission on 24 June 2013.[3] He replaced Ghulam Rahman.[4] He focused on preventing money laundering which 226 investigation in 2015 an increase from 39 in 2012.[5] He investigated former members of parliament and ministers.[6] He led the commission into investigating Friends of Liberation War Honour’ award.[7]
In December 2018, Badiuzzaman expressed support for the Awami League ahead of the national elections.[8] He spoke against the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry recommendation of cancelling the registration of Transparency International Bangladesh.[9][10] He saw the filling of 56 cases related to the BASIC Bank Limited scam.[11]
In March 2016, Iqbal Mahmood replaced Badiuzzaman as chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "M Badiuzzaman". Anti-Corruption Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Maj Gen (retd) Ibrahim floats political party". The Daily Star. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Badiuzzaman acting ACC chief". The Daily Star. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Badiuzzaman new ACC chief, Nasiruddin commissioner". Risingbd.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Money laundering cases on the rise". The Daily Star. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "ACC probe not a public stunt: Badiuzzaman". Bdnews24.com. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "ACC to probe subpar crest scam". The Daily Star. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Over 300 retired senior govt officials express solidarity with AL". The Daily Star. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "ACC Chairman against cancellation of TIB registration". Daily Sun. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Shutting down TIB won't be right: ACC chairman". Prothom Alo. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Noman, Morshed. "Bachchu untouched, no charge sheet in 5 years". The Business Standard. No. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Iqbal Mahmud made ACC chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-03-10. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-30.