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The proposed “Selection and Review Committee” should consist of seven members: 1) The senior-most Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (other than the Chief Justice) who will be ex-officio Chairperson of the Committee; 2) the senior-most Judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court; 3) the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh; 4) the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission; 5) a nominee of the Leader of the House in Parliament; 6) a nominee of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament; and 7) a citizen of Bangladesh with experience in anti-corruption and governance, nominated by the Chief Justice.

The tenure of ACC Commissioners must be reduced from five years to four years.

The name of the “Selection Committee” formed under Section 7 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, must be changed to “Selection and Review Committee.” In addition to recommending names this Committee will regularly review performance of the ACC on a half-yearly basis.

Section 8(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, must be amended as follows: “A person with a minimum of 15 years of experience in law, education, administration, judiciary, law enforcement, financial institutions, accounting and auditing professions, governance and anti-corruption initiatives in state or non-state institutions shall be eligible to become a Commissioner.

The number of ACC Commissioners must be increased from three to five, including at least one female commissioner.

As an institution the ACC must be granted the constitutional status.

Bangladesh should officially join the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative.

Bangladesh must accede to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters so as to adopt and implement the Common Reporting Standards (CRS) to ensure transparency in financial transactions, both national and international.

Criminalise private sector bribery as a distinct offence consistent with Bangladesh’s commitment under Article 21 of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

End-to-end automation must be introduced in services of all public institutions, particularly police stations, registry offices, revenue offices, passport offices, as well as relevant institutions in sectors like education, health, local government, district and sub-district administrations and utility providers.