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Anisul leaves for Vienna to join UNCAC conference
DHAKA, May 26, 2019 (BSS) – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Anisul Huq today left here for Vienna, Austria to take part in10th session on
review chapter of implementation of United Nations Convention Against
Corruption (UNCAC).
The conference is going to be held in Vienna from May 27 to 29.
Anisul Huq will head the Bangladesh delegation consisting senior officials
from Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Anti-Corruption
Commission, Bangladesh Bank and Vienna mission of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s steps those were taken till now under UNCAC after becoming its
member state in 2007 have been acclaimed by other member states.
Bangladesh has already formulated Public Interest Related Information
Disclosure (Protection) Act, 2011, Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, Right to
Information Act, 2009, Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and Mutual
Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2012, as part of implantation of
UNCAC.
BSS/JUB/MHR/SSS/1647 hrs