TIB Honorary Chairman Prof Muzaffer Ahmad in an interview with satellite television channel ATN Bangla said, "We have no reason to withdraw the reports as we have all the facts and figures on what the reports are based.

"So, there is no question of rejecting the report," Prof Muzaffer said.

The TIB report titled "Corruption Database 2005" and launched on July 5 ranked the LGRD and cooperatives ministry and the environment and forest ministry as the two most corrupt institutions.

LGRD Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Environment and Forest Minister Tariqul Islam held press conferences on Sunday and Monday rejecting the reports.

They raised questions over the sources of TIB's funds and motives of such reports. They also threatened to sue the TIB if it does not withdraw the reports.

On the issue of TIB funds, Prof Muzaffer said the government knows all the sources of our money and there are government departments that release the funds.

"We can get funds from any donor if their conditions are acceptable to us and our project is acceptable to them and if the government permits acquiring of the funds," he said in the interview.