TIB concerned over power abuse by parties
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday expressed concern over the growing trend of power abuse among leaders and activists of major political parties.
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Democratic shift in political culture far from reality
THE much-expected shift in mainstream political culture is far from a reality although it has been a year since the fall of the Awami League regime. A Transparency International Bangladesh study that reviewed the performance of the interim government since August 8, 2024, when the government under review was installed, reports political violence, partisan control of state...
Corruption, extortion unchanged: TIB
A study carried out by the Transparency International Bangladesh found that the promise of building a 鈥楴ew Bangladesh鈥� through state reforms was facing significant setbacks as the culture of corruption, grabbing, extortion, and politicising remained unchanged during...
Absence of educational reform decried
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday alleged that no commission had been formed to reform the education sector whereas the historic July uprising began from the educational institutions...
MFS used for money laundering, bribery: TIB
The use of the Mobile Financial Services is increasing for money laundering, bribery, online gambling, cryptocurrency transactions and even terror financing and other illegal purposes, a Transparency International Bangladesh study has suggested...
New audit ordinance cuts CAG鈥檚 independence: TIB
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Thursday urged the interim government to amend immediately the Public Accounts Audit Ordinance, 2025, saying that the ordinance has curtained the constitutional authority of the Comptroller and Auditor General and would pave the way for corruption and tax evasion...
Stronger CAG role in Public Audit Bill urged
The Transparency International Bangladesh has made a specific recommendation before the interim government to incorporate the provision for ensuring priority of the CAG office and its effectiveness alongside auditing for determining revenues and...
Women鈥檚 security demanded as rape protests on
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday placed an 11-point charter of demands, including ensuring security for women in all educational institutions and workplaces, to prevent violence against women.
Overhaul needed to break procurement monopoly
THE findings of a Transparency International Bangladesh study are worrying in that the top 5 per cent of the contractors working with the top 10 ministries could secure 61.31 per cent of the total contract value given out on electronic procurement system in 12 years since 2012. The bottom 10 per cent of the contractors could, however, secure less than 1 per cent of the...
5pc contractors get 61.31pc e-procurement聽 contract value: survey
A Transparency International Bangladesh study has found that the top 5 per cent of contractors working under the top 10 ministries secured 61.31 per cent of the total contract value awarded through the e-government procurement system over the past 12 years.
TIB raises question over move to appoint graft accused in ACC
Terming the government鈥檚 attempt to appoint an officer accused of graft in the ACC unacceptable, the Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday raised a question whether efforts were being made to make it ineffective from within the government...
Corruption increased in last year of AL regime
Transparency International in its Corruption Perception Index 2024 indicated that corruption was increasing in Bangladesh as the country slipped two steps in its global Corruption Perception Index to 151, jointly with Congo and Iran.
TI Bangladesh urges renewable energy-based national plan
Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday urged a new national energy plan prioritising renewable energy and eliminating the influence of fossil fuel lobbies...
TIB concerned over removal of 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� graffiti from textbooks
Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed deep concern over removal of graffiti with 鈥楢dibashi鈥� (indigenous) words from the back cover of ninth and tenth-grade textbooks by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board.
Transforming public service
ACCESSING government and public services in Bangladesh is fraught with challenges, severely limiting citizens鈥� ability to obtain essential support in a timely and efficient manner. Despite its extensive reach, the public service delivery system remains marred by entrenched issues such as corruption, inefficiency and a lack of transparency, resulting...
Draft CSO risks misuse, contains repressive provisions: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh on Tuesday said that there was scope for misuse of the formulated draft Cyber Security Ordinance as it still contained some repressive provisions similar to those in the Cyber Security Act.
Mansur Ahmed elected TIB trustee board chair
Eminent human rights activist and Impact Foundation Bangladesh鈥檚 founder trustee Mansur Ahmed Chowdhury has been elected as chairperson of Transparency International Bangladesh trustee board....
TIB for building democratic, corruption-free Bangladesh
Transparency International Bangladesh has called on the interim government, political parties, citizens, and the younger generation to seize the opportunity created after the fall of an...
TIB for review before issuing Cyber Protection Ordinance
Transparency International Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the interim government to allow at least one month for a comprehensive review and inclusive participation process before promulgating the draft 鈥楥yber Protection Ordinance, 2024鈥�...
Iftekharuzzaman suggests controlling energy investors
Energy sector investment has to be controlled to prevent in future the rise of authoritative government like the one of Sheikh Hasina, said Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman.聽
Iftekharuzzaman for change in political, bureaucratic cultures to end corruption
Anti-corruption initiatives will not be successful unless political and bureaucratic culture changes in the country, said Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Sunday...
Tools against corruption should not be rhetorical
PASSPORT, road transport administration, law enforcement and judicial services have come up to be the top four corrupt services sectors from 2017 to 2023, as Transparency International Bangladesh surveys for 2023, 2021 and 2017, the latest three of the surveys that the corruption watchdog have published since 1997, show. In the 2021 and 2017 surveys, the most corrupt service sectors were the same and in the...
TIB sees culture of dominance, grabbing continues across Bangladesh
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Monday said that the fall of the authoritarian regime is the biggest political, diplomatic, and strategic defeat for India in the...
$12-15b laundered every year, estimates TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday said that while it was difficult to determine the exact amount of money laundered from Bangladesh, various estimates suggest that an average of $12鈥�15 billion was illicitly transferred out of the country each year...
Private sector neglected on interim govt reform agenda: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday expressed concern over the lack of active participation from the private sector in the interim government鈥檚 advisory council and the...
TIB calls for overhauling of information commission, amendments to RTI Act
Transparency International Bangladesh has called for streamlining the information commission and bringing amendments to the Right to Information Act so that Bangladesh nationals can reap the benefit of the right to information.
TIUS, TIB urges US to help Bangladesh recover its stolen assets
Transparency International US and Transparency International Bangladesh have said the United States can show its genuine partnership by playing a proactive role in helping the people of Bangladesh recover the assets that rightly belong to them and that are so desperately needed to rebuild its future...
TIB, TI-US want US to freeze illegal assets of Bangladeshi citizens聽聽聽聽
Transparency International Bangladesh and Transparency International-US in a joint letter have asked the US government to freeze the money smuggled out from Bangladesh.
Combatting corruption
BANGLADESH stands at the crossroads of a national reckoning. Of many serious issues facing the nation, first and foremost is the dire need to combat corruption. According to a Transparency International Bangladesh survey report, citizens of Bangladesh perceive political parties (62 per cent ) and the parliament (40 per cent) as among the most corrupt...
None to hold office of govt, party chiefs at a time: TIB
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday gave to the interim government a reform agenda containing a 55-point recommendation, including a provision that would bar an individual from serving as prime minister for more than two terms...