DHAKA, June 22, 2026 (BSS) - The government today formed a five-member search committee to recommend qualified candidates for appointment as commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, the committee will be chaired by Justice Md. Rezaul Haque of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC).

The notification stated that the committee has been constituted under section 7 of the ACC Act, 2004, for the purpose of recommending the candidates for the appointment as ACC commissioners.

The other members of the committee are - Justice Rajik Al Jalil of the High Court Division, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Cabinet Secretary.

Under the notification, the search committee will recommend six candidates in total -- two candidates against each of the three vacant commissioner posts -- from among individuals deemed qualified for appointment. The recommendations will be submitted to the President, who will make the final appointments.

The Cabinet Division will provide the necessary secretarial support to the committee.

On March 3, former ACC Chairman Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen and Commissioners- Miah Muhammad Ali Akbar Azizi and Brigadier General (Rtd.) Hafiz Ahsan Farid simultaneously submitted their resignations, which created the current vacancies.