Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)

Ensure fair contest for government contracts

We must break monopolistic stranglehold on public procurement

Bangladesh is still stuck in the vicious cycle of corruption

The latest global corruption index again paints a troubling picture

Cyber security / Oppressive mechanism still there in draft law: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday said the recently-approved draft of the Cyber Protection Ordinance-2024 may threaten citizens’ freedom of expression and dissent, and the right to organise as well as media freedom.

Awami League’s legacy of corruption should serve as a cautionary tale

TIB reveals how citizens were held hostage to bribery for everyday services

Abolish CHT ministry, replace with diversity commission: Iftekharuzzaman

CHT ministry was merely pursuing infrastructure projects that eroded the hereditary indigenous culture

Government must do more to ensure press freedom

Robust protections for journalists and media houses essential

Benazir's corruption and the crisis of accountability

Benazir's case shows that top police and Rab officials can abuse power for personal gains without any accountability.

Halt bank mergers

The Transparency International Bangladesh has urged the central bank to stop the process of merging weaker banks with the relatively stronger ones.

How long will we play the victim card?

Government must walk the talk on preventing corruption

April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019

TIB demands judicial inquiry into cops’ role over Nusrat murder

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demands judicial inquiry into the role of police over the much-talked-about Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder.

April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019

62% of Dhaka service seekers victims of Wasa graft: TIB

Sixty-two per cent of Dhaka’s connection seekers fall prey to corruption in Wasa, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says.

March 10, 2019
March 10, 2019

Indigenous, Dalits face discrimination: TIB

The indigenous people and Dalits in Bangladesh face discrimination and deprivation in their rights to basic amenities from the state, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019

TIB disappointed over ACC chief’s remark

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expresses its frustration over Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman’s remark over the organisation (TIB) published in media, terming it “unnecessary and confusing”.

February 19, 2019
February 19, 2019

TIB slams Shajahan-led road safety body

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) strongly condemns the government decision to appoint Shajahan Khan as the chief of a committee formed to recommend ways on curbing road accidents and bringing discipline to the road transport sector.

February 5, 2019
February 5, 2019

Discharge duties upholding law, TIB urges police

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon the police force to discharge their responsibilities upholding law and ignoring fear and favour.

February 3, 2019
February 3, 2019

‘2 out of 3 prisoners are held without trial’

Human rights activist Sultana Kamal alleges that two out of every three prisoners in Bangladesh’s prisons are kept confined without a trial.

January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019

TI Corruption Index 2018: Bangladesh slips six notches

Bangladesh has gone down six notches in the Transparency International's global Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 for a lack of effective government measures to fight corruption. In South Asia, Bangladesh ranked the second lowest, only ahead of war-torn Afghanistan.

January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019

Cause for heartburn for both govt and EC: Rizvi

BNP yesterday lauded the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) study over irregularities in the December 30 national election and said it was a “cause for heartburn” for both the government and the Election Commission.

January 17, 2019
January 17, 2019

CEC blasts TIB polls findings

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday rejected the Transparency International Bangladesh report on irregularities in the 11th parliamentary polls, terming the report “baseless”.