Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday vowed that his party would restore complete autonomy to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to effectively curb corruption if BNP returns to office.

"Today is International Anti-Corruption Day. We must tighten the reins on corruption - and we have a proven record of doing so.

BNP has shown before that it can control corruption," Tarique said while virtually addressing the concluding session of the third day of BNP's 'Plan to Build the Country' programme.

He said that during the tenure of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the ACC was established with strong authority so it could investigate corruption allegations involving government officials without requiring permission from ...