The writer is Executive Director, Transparency International Bangladesh.
The recommendations of the Anti-Corruption Reform Commission must be implemented with a specific focus on the ACC’s true independence and accountability.
Dirty money is conveniently welcomed in host economies, becoming clean until proven otherwise.
Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), speaks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star.
Whether the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime will eventually lead to a sufficiently robust democratic transition remains to be seen.
The Appellate Division verdict of July 21 has opened the scope for resolution of the main issue around the demands coming from the quota reform movement.
Collusive abuse of power is a major reason why perpetrators of high-level corruption can get away scot-free in Bangladesh.
Corruption is a global menace that no country has succeeded in bringing down to zero level.
If Bangladesh is to succeed in corruption control, impunity must be challenged, and the powerful in particular must be brought to justice.
The recommendations of the Anti-Corruption Reform Commission must be implemented with a specific focus on the ACC’s true independence and accountability.
Dirty money is conveniently welcomed in host economies, becoming clean until proven otherwise.
Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), speaks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star.
Whether the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime will eventually lead to a sufficiently robust democratic transition remains to be seen.
The Appellate Division verdict of July 21 has opened the scope for resolution of the main issue around the demands coming from the quota reform movement.
Collusive abuse of power is a major reason why perpetrators of high-level corruption can get away scot-free in Bangladesh.
Corruption is a global menace that no country has succeeded in bringing down to zero level.
If Bangladesh is to succeed in corruption control, impunity must be challenged, and the powerful in particular must be brought to justice.
Governments that score low in corruption indexes are more prone to use force and violence to control and suppress dissensions and protests.
Has the EC played its due role? Or have its actions—or rather inactions—contributed to the current political crisis?