ACC seeks amendment to Evidence Act

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday requested the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to bring required amendment to the Evidence Act, 1872 to use electronic records as evidence in judicial process.

In this regard, a letter signed by ACC Secretary Muhammad Dilwar Bakht was sent to Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Senior Secretary Mohammad Shahidul Haque, said ACC deputy director Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee.

The letter said the commission submits charge sheet after investigation of the offenses scheduled under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 to the court.

But very often due to unclear definition in the Evidence Act, 1872, electronic records like phone conversation, t...