Affidavits of election candidates
Record rise in candidates’ wealth
The 12th national election will witness the highest number of candidates with movable or liquid assets of Tk 1 crore or more, the Transparency International Bangladesh has found.
Verifying candidates’ affidavits should be mandatory
It is one of the best ways to prevent large scale corruption
Corrupt candidates will only enable corruption
Gross undervaluation of assets in affidavits raises serious concerns
Candidates’ Affidavits: Asset values that don’t fail to amuse
One hundred forty-eight bhoris (1.72kgs) of gold worth Tk 40,000! Twenty bighas of land worth Tk 2,000! A five-katha plot in Barishal worth Tk 400! And a Baridhara flat worth Tk 1.3 lakh!
Record rise in candidates’ wealth
The 12th national election will witness the highest number of candidates with movable or liquid assets of Tk 1 crore or more, the Transparency International Bangladesh has found.
Verifying candidates’ affidavits should be mandatory
It is one of the best ways to prevent large scale corruption
Corrupt candidates will only enable corruption
Gross undervaluation of assets in affidavits raises serious concerns
Candidates’ Affidavits: Asset values that don’t fail to amuse
One hundred forty-eight bhoris (1.72kgs) of gold worth Tk 40,000! Twenty bighas of land worth Tk 2,000! A five-katha plot in Barishal worth Tk 400! And a Baridhara flat worth Tk 1.3 lakh!