Anti-Corruption Commission

What Anti-Corruption Commission does

The Anti-Corruption Commission (দুর্নীতি দমন কমিশন, ACC Bangladesh) is a statutory body of the Government of Bangladesh established under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and headquartered at 1 Segunbagicha, Dhaka. It operates as Bangladesh's primary law enforcement agency for combating, controlling and preventing corruption in public administration, organised into eight operational divisions covering general investigation, special investigation, money laundering, prevention, legal affairs, ICT and training, and administration. ACC serves three broad constituencies: citizens filing complaints about bribery and corruption by public officials, government employees subject to investigation or compliance oversight, and foreign anti-corruption agencies engaging in capacity-building cooperation.

Service delivery runs through a centralised digital platform anchored on acc.org.bd, supplemented by a toll-free hotline (106), an online complaint portal, information disclosure workflows under the Right to Information Act 2009 (manned by Responsible Officer, Alternate Responsible Officer and Appellate Authority), and verified Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube channels. The physical footprint comprises 1 headquarters, 7 divisional offices (Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur, Mymensingh) and 22 integrated district offices, with recurring public hearings (গণশুনানি) used as a citizen grievance mechanism beyond 190 cumulative events. Awareness activities extend into schools through distribution of educational materials including notebooks, pens, geometry boxes, tiffin boxes, school bags and umbrellas, and through structured integrity club programs and International Anti-Corruption Day observances.

As a statutory government entity, ACC generates no commercial revenue and is funded through the Government of Bangladesh budget; no APIs, mobile applications, AI/ML products, or external commercial integrations are disclosed. The commission's international cooperation footprint is its most exportable dimension: Bangladesh has cumulatively trained 746 public officials from 74 countries via official development assistance programs on anti-corruption legal frameworks such as the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and Conflict of Interest Prevention Act, with a KOICA-funded five-day training for nine Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission officials delivered in partnership with Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission under an MoU signed in June 2024. Bangladesh's Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index score improved from 53 (52nd globally) in 2016 to 63 (31st globally) in 2025, indicating measurable improvement in the broader institutional brand that ACC helps drive.

Name

Anti-Corruption Commission

Legal name

দুর্নীতি দমন কমিশন (Anti-Corruption Commission)

Website

https://acc.org.bd

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Anti-Corruption Commission (দুর্নীতি দমন কমিশন / ACC) is a statutory body of the Government of Bangladesh, established in 2004, headquartered in Dhaka, tasked with investigating, prosecuting and preventing corruption in public administration through a national network of divisional and district offices, public hearings, a hotline and an online complaint portal.

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Product category

Government Anti-Corruption Enforcement

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (922130)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audit, Compliance Monitoring & Investigations (BPAIADAE), Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL), Financial Risk, Controls & Audit (Public Sector) (BPAIAEAH), Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigations (BPAHANAH)

Keywords

• Anti-corruption enforcement
• Public complaint hotline
• Government investigation services
• Corruption prevention programs
• Public hearings awareness

Headquarters

HQ city

Dhaka

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bangladesh's statutory government agency for preventing and investigating corruption. It investigates and prosecutes corruption cases, conducts public hearings (গণশুনানি), seizes and freezes assets, runs anti-corruption awareness programs, and accepts citizen complaints through multiple channels including a toll-free hotline (106), an online portal, email, and written correspondence.

Product overview

The Anti-Corruption Commission (দুর্নীতি দমন কমিশন) is Bangladesh's primary government agency for preventing and investigating corruption. It operates as a unified digital service platform offering citizens multiple channels to file complaints (via hotline 106, online portal, email, and written correspondence), participate in public hearings, access case statistics, and obtain information under the Right to Information Act. The commission's structure includes divisions for investigation, prevention, legal affairs, ICT and training, and money laundering investigations, with offices across all divisions and districts in Bangladesh.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Complaint Filing System

Quantifiable outcome

• Bangladesh improved its Corruption Perceptions Index score from 53 points (52nd globally) in 2016 to 63 points (31st globally) in 2025

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Partnership for anti-corruption training programs. Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, in partnership with KOICA, conducted a five-day training program for nine officials from Ethiopia's Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. The program focuses on Korea's anti-corruption legal frameworks including the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and Conflict of Interest Prevention Act. The MoU was signed in June 2024.
• Transparency International BangladeshminorOthersListed as an important external link on the ACC Bangladesh official website. Transparency International Bangladesh is a civil society organization working on anti-corruption initiatives in Bangladesh.
• Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNine officials from Ethiopia received anti-corruption training from Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission under a KOICA-funded program. MoU signed in June 2024.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Korea Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC): South Korea's national anti-corruption agency responsible for investigating corruption, enforcing the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, and providing related training. ACRC is a direct peer to Bangladesh ACC: both are statutory national anti-corruption commissions with investigation, prevention, and international training mandates, and ACRC is explicitly referenced as the framework source for ACC's KOICA training partnership.
• Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission: Ethiopia's national anti-corruption body conducting investigation, prosecution support, and ethics enforcement against public officials. Directly comparable to Bangladesh ACC as a statutory national anti-corruption commission; recently engaged in a formal MoU-based training exchange with ACC.
• Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC): Liberia's statutory national commission mandated to investigate and prosecute corruption. Directly comparable to Bangladesh ACC in mission, structure, and statutory authority; mentioned in conjunction with ACC activities as a peer anti-corruption body.
• Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC): Hong Kong's tripartite statutory anti-corruption body covering investigation, prevention, and education. A widely referenced global benchmark national anti-corruption agency with the same investigation/prevention/awareness triad as Bangladesh ACC.
• Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB): Singapore's lead anti-corruption agency with powers to investigate and prosecute public and private sector corruption. Directly comparable in statutory mandate, prosecutorial authority, and concentration on bribery/graft as Bangladesh ACC.
• Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC / SPRM): Malaysia's national anti-corruption agency responsible for investigating public-sector bribery, money laundering, and asset recovery. Directly comparable statutory body focused on bribery, improper solicitation, and graft, similar to ACC Bangladesh's mandate.
• Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC): Nigeria's statutory commission investigating financial crimes including corruption and money laundering by public officials. Closely parallels ACC Bangladesh's investigation, prosecution, and money-laundering functions and its divisional investigative structure.

Others

• Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB): National chapter of Transparency International, a civil society organization conducting anti-corruption research and advocacy in Bangladesh. Listed as an external partner on ACC's official site; complementary mandate (advocacy/research rather than prosecution) and the source of CPI rankings cited in ACC's results.

Broad incumbents

• UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO): UK statutory body investigating and prosecuting serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption. Comparable as a specialized prosecutorial body focused on bribery, fraud, and asset recovery, though broader in financial-crime scope than ACC Bangladesh.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acc_bangladesh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBGgKWXCKCR7xldzBOWsiuw
• Facebookfacebook.com/acc.org.bd

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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