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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.

TIB speaks the same language as BNP: Quader

Parliament session will make opposition clear, he says

11th Parliament spent 16.7% time on lawmaking: TIB

The Bangladesh Parliament spent only 16.7 percent of parliamentary proceedings time on formulating laws, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said in its latest “Parliament Watch” report

Dirty business of medical waste management

Govt action necessary to curb this epidemic.

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.

Telecom ministry’s curious gift of phones for JS body members

In a show of conflict of interest, members of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology yesterday received mobile handsets produced in Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City.

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.

May 19, 2018
May 19, 2018

Parliament Watch: TIB gives clarification

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) sent a clarification regarding its study report on parliament published in The Daily Star yesterday headlined "Only 24 hrs spent on lawmaking in 2017".

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

December 18, 2017
December 18, 2017

Corruption in Banks: TIB calls for forming expert committee

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday called for formation of an expert committee to combat irregularities, corruption and risks in the banking sector.

December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017

Anti-corruption cartoon and photography exhibit underway

A cartoon and photography exhibition with the theme of anti-corruption is currently underway at the capital's Zainul Gallery (Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University) as part of Transparency International Bangladesh's (TIB) continuing efforts to engage the youth in raising awareness to say no to corruption.

December 9, 2017
December 9, 2017

Corruption is anti-development

Corruption is pervasive in Bangladesh, a key challenge against development and social transformation. Corruption is so deep and wide at both micro and micro levels that it threatens to become a way of life.

December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017

'Bribery at every step'

Many justice seekers pay between Tk 200 and Tk 10 lakh bribe to different people during legal proceedings at lower courts, a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) study has found.

November 27, 2017
November 27, 2017

Lift duty on gold import

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday urged the government to gradually lift the duty on gold to free the nation from its smuggling and bring about transparency in its trade.

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.

November 8, 2017
November 8, 2017

TIB against taking ADB fund as loan

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government not to take financial assistance from ADB for the Rohingya

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