Serious allegations of high-level institutional corruption have been leveled against the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), with claims that its governing body enabled and protected fraudulent practices linked to donor-funded Resettlement Action Plans (RAP/RP).
The allegations are detailed in a formal investigative complaint circulated to relevant authorities and oversight bodies. The document argues that irregularities in RAP/RP implementation were not isolated operational failures but part of a wider, governance-level system that allowed fraud to persist.
Claims of Governance-Level Complicity
According to the complaint, CCDB’s Governing Commission failed to act on documented warnings of falsified Entitled Person lists, financial irregularities, and audit red flags. The report alleges that senior governance figures exercised “willful blindness” and, in some cases, actively neutralized internal accountability mechanisms.
The complaint further claims that staff members implicated in unethical practices were retained or promoted despite credible internal reports, weakening safeguards intended to protect beneficiaries and donor funds.
Individuals Named in the Complaint
The document explicitly names three members of the CCDB Governing Commission as bearing responsibility for policy decisions that allegedly allowed these practices to continue:
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David Anil Halder
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Elvin Barun Banerjee
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Juliet Keya Malakar
The allegations do not accuse these individuals of field-level execution of fraud but assert that their governance authority was used to sanction or protect corrupt operational frameworks.
Use of Institutional Credibility
A central theme of the complaint is the alleged misuse of CCDB’s reputation as a faith-based development organization. The report claims this credibility helped shield RAP/RP projects from rigorous scrutiny, enabling irregularities that might not have passed under stricter oversight applied to commercial contractors.
Legal and Fiduciary Implications
The complaint frames the alleged conduct as a potential breach of fiduciary duty under international anti-corruption standards, including the UN Convention against Corruption. It argues that the actions described could amount to aiding and abetting fraud and misrepresenting project outcomes to donors.
Demands for Investigation
Among its demands, the report calls for:
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An immediate independent forensic audit of RAP/RP projects
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Temporary suspension of RAP/RP contracts linked to the named individuals
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A formal inquiry by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) into institutional and personal assets connected to the projects
As of publication, CCDB has not publicly responded to the allegations, and no findings by regulatory or judicial authorities have been announced. The claims remain allegations, pending independent investigation and due process.
This story will be updated if responses are received from CCDB, the individuals named, or investigating authorities.
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