National Integrity Strategy

National Integrity Strategy (NIS) is a comprehensive set of goals, strategies and action plans aimed at increasing the level of independence to perform, accountability, efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of state and non-state institutions in a sustained manner over a period of time.

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 organiztions 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 short-term (within one year), medium term (within three years), and long-term (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 ) Attorney General (6) Public Service Commission, (7) Comptoller 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 organizatons in the private sector, NGOs and civil society, (4) family (5) educational institutions, and (6) media. 

The objective of the National Integrity Strategy is to map the institutaions and the inter-institutaional dynamics of integrity systems, and assess those systems' capacity, performance and institutional strengths and weaknesses to address and improve the overall integrity system.