Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Thursday said corruption in the energy sector often occurred within a framework of supportive laws and flawed policies.

While the interim government had worked to reduce corruption and repaid most of the country USD 3.2 billion energy debt, he said it lacked sufficient time to undertake deeper reforms.

Speaking at a dialogue, the Adviser acknowledged dissatisfaction with anti-corruption efforts, highlighting that vested interests benefit from corruption and that focus should shift from investigating past misdeeds to addressing present-day corruption.

The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) hosted the dialogue at the CIRDAP (Centre on Integrate...