The Concept of National Integrity Strategy
The Concept of National Integrity Strategy
The Concept of National Integrity Strategy
Objective
The National Integrity Strategy has been formulated with a view to
preventing corruption and establishing integrity in the State and
society in Bangladesh. Proposals have been made for capacity
development of important institutions and organizations of the state,
civil society and the private sector. Action plans have been tailored to
implement the strategy through existing laws, rules, systems and their
reforms and in some cases promulgation of new laws and rules. In the
action plans, implementation periods have been proposed as shortterm (within one year), medium term (within three years), and longterm (within five years) measures. The state institutions identified for
this purpose are: (1) Executive organ and Public Administration, (2)
Parliament, (3) Judiciary, (4) Election Commission, (5) AttorneyGeneral, (6) Public Service Commission, (7) Comptroller and
Auditor-General, (8) Ombudsman, (9) Anti-Corruption Commission,
and (10) Local Government Institutions. In addition, the non-state
organizations covered in this strategy are (1) political parties, (2)
industrial and commercial organizations in the private sector, (3)
NGOs and civil society, (4) family, (5) educational institutions, and
(6) media.
The objective of the National Integrity Strategy is to map the
institutions and the inter-institutional dynamics of integrity systems,
and assess those systems capacity, performance and institutional
strengths and weaknesses to address and improve the overall integrity
system.
NIS in broad terms aims at to:
To promote and enhance democracy and economic
development;
To establish a condition where the ethics infrastructure can
perform effectively, irrespective of political or economic
change; and
To promote integrity as a desirable personal quality.