Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)

'Relief fund money used for ministers’ visits to flood-affected areas'

Transparency International Bangladesh has alleged that money used for ministers’ visits to different flood-affected areas this year came from the government relief fund.
Road Transport Act: Amendment move cause for concern

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday expressed deep concern over the government move to amend the Road Transport Act-2018 amid pressure from transport owners and workers’ associations.
TIB urges BB not to allow Beximco for rescheduling loan

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called upon Bangladesh Bank to refrain from a self-defeating move that would grant a top-ranking defaulter for rescheduling Tk 430cr loan.
Bribery rampant at sub-registrar offices

People had to pay up to Tk 5 lakh in bribes to get their land deeds registered at 41 upazila sub-registrar’s offices, said a Transparency International Bangladesh report.
'Bribery rampant at every stage in district registrar and sub-registrar offices'

Massive corruption prevails at the district registrar and sub-registrar offices and people have to pay bribes starting from Tk 500 to Tk 5 lakh at each and every step to get land related services, a report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) reveals.
TIB report one-sided, motivated: Hasan

Trashing the report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the 10th parliament, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud says the report is totally one-sided and ill-motivated.
Accept students’ demands, probe graft allegations: TIB to JU

Expressing solidarity with the ongoing student protest, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities to probe into the “irregularities” centering its development work.
TIB Report on 10th Parliament: 71pc laws made in 1-30 minutes

Lawmakers in the 10th parliament spent little time on the lawmaking process as 71 percent of the bills were passed within one to 30 minutes, according to a report of Transparency International Bangladesh.
TIB urges Muhith not to import SUV duty-free

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges former finance minister AMA Muhith not to take the facility of importing a duty-free luxury car which has already been approved by the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
TIB blasts role of some law enforcement agency members

A section of law enforcement agency members have been playing such a role that it makes them appear to be violators of law rather than its protector, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh Dr Iftekharuzzaman.
TIB shocked at airlines’ price hike during Eid holidays

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expresses grave shock as the domestic airlines have hiked the airfare three to four times, taking advantage of the Eid holidays.
TIB demands CEC, other commissioners resignation

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expresses deep concern over the allegation of pocketing of Tk 2 crore against the top brass of the Election Commission (EC) in the name of delivering ‘special speech’ at training programmes for the December 30 national election and the upazila polls.
TIB places proposals for ensuring quality education

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) places 12 recommendations to ensure quality education for sustainable development of the country’s younger generation.
ACC Operations TIB worried at supervision by DCs

The Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed deep concern and disappointment over reports that deputy commissioners are now authorised to oversee the Anti-Corruption Commission’s work in the districts.
Political affiliation overshadows merit in promotion: TIB

Political affiliation of upper-level officers is given emphasis when it comes to promotion rather than merit, skill or seniority, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says.
Halt Rampal, other projects in question

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday called upon the government to immediately suspend all controversial projects, including the Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.
TIB calls to stop Rampal plant in Sundarbans

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon the government to stop Rampal power plant in the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
TIB concerned over dilly-dallying arrest of OC Moazzem

Expressing grave concern over the dilly-dallying in arresting former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain in connection with madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said that it is an ominous sign for the country’s rule of law.
$2b laundered for buying work visas

More than two billion dollars was laundered out of Bangladesh to six major labour-recruiting countries to illegally purchase work visas in 2016, said Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman.
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.
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.
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).
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”.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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”.
TIB published report in favour of BNP-Jamaat: Minister

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud says the report published by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the 11th parliamentary election is deliberately “falsified, which is in favour of the BNP-Jamaat quarter”.