Bangladesh, June 11 -- More than three months after the resignation of the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) chairman and commissioners, the process of appointing a new commission remains stalled, raising concerns over growing corruption and a mounting backlog of cases.

Experts say the delay in reconstituting the ACC has created a leadership vacuum that is hampering the country's anti-corruption efforts. Since its establishment in 2004, the ACC has faced criticism over its effectiveness and independence, but it has never remained without a commission for such a prolonged period.

The absence of a functioning commission has reportedly brought investigations and charge-sheet approvals in several high-profile corruption cases to a standst...