Transparency International Bangladesh

Celebs endorsing gambling apps: A grey area

The glamorous Nusraat Faria may not be making headlines with new films, but she is certainly grabbing attention as the brand ambassador for an online gambling app. Recently, she appeared in a promotional song for the app, where she was seen endorsing gambling. 

CPI 2023: With the lowest score in 12 years, what’s next for Bangladesh?

If Bangladesh is to succeed in corruption control, impunity must be challenged, and the powerful in particular must be brought to justice.

People's loss of faith in elections: To what extent is the EC to blame?

The EC's attempts to portray the election as participatory and fair seem to have been more focused on appearance than on genuine efforts to achieve these goals.

Dirty business of medical waste management

Govt action necessary to curb this epidemic.

Bangladesh ranks second-most corrupt in South Asia again: TIB

Bangladesh has ranked 147th out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2022, a list compiled by anti-graft watchdog Transparency International.

Remittance outflow crosses $100m -- thru legal channel

Outward remittances from Bangladesh through legal channels crossed the $100-million mark for the first time in 2021 as more foreigners are working in the fast-growing economy, data from a global organisation showed.

Only a level-playing field can make difference: TIB

Ensuring that the upcoming parliamentary polls are free, fair and inclusive is a challenge in pursuit of good governance and a functioning democracy, Transparency International Bangladesh has observed.

The unjust and discriminatory face of corruption

The cost of grand corruption in Bangladesh is only continuing to go up.

Give pointers on polls-time govt

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday said the Election Commission can give suggestions to the government or the authorities concerned on how the polls-time government should conduct itself.

May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022

Tk 390cr corruption in Banshkhali, Matarbari, Barishal power plants: TIB

A study by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has revealed that there has been corruption of Tk 390 crore in the purchase-acquisition-compensation of land in the construction of three power plants in Bangladesh.

May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022

Amnesty, TIB, RSF have no credibility in Bangladesh, says Hasan Mahmud

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today came down heavily on Amnesty International, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Reporters without Borders (RSF) for what he called their “biased take on human rights, press freedom and corruption in Bangladesh”.

April 25, 2022
April 25, 2022

Transparency International did a non-transparent job: Health Minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today rejected Transparency International Bangladesh’s recent report on Covid-19 treatment, terming it completely “baseless and done on purpose”.

January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020

Curb Rajuk’s regulatory role: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has said that Rajdhani Unnayan Kortripokkho's (Rajuk) regulatory role should be curbed by forming a separate body to monitor development and planning activities.

September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

Governance, Democracy: Work to plug gap between words, actions

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday said there was a wide gap between what political parties pledged in their election manifestos and what they actually did.

May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018

Repeal Section 57, review Digital Security Act: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government to review some sections of the proposed Digital Security Act 2018 and repeal Section 57 of ICT Act.

April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018

ACC should use its legal, organisational powers to curb corruption: TIB official

The Anti-Corruption Commission should use its legal and organisational powers to combat corruption, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh Iftekharuzzaman recommends.

April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018

Banking Sector: TIB worried at proposal for reporting law

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday termed the Bangladesh Association of Banks' proposal of formulating the Bank Reporting Act as illegal and expressed deep concern over it.

February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018

Bangladesh on Graft Index: Slightly better, still a long way to go

Bangladesh has moved two notches up in the global Corruption Perceptions Index of 2017, but the scale of corruption in

November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017

Paradise Papers: Bangladeshis' 'connection' worries TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed grave concerns as names of several companies bearing Bangladesh's name and individuals have surfaced in the Paradise Papers.