Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh and head of the Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission, has expressed concern over the lack of clear updates on the implementation of his commission’s recommendations.

François Valérian, chair of Transparency International, has said that Bangladesh cannot sustain reforms or fight abuse of power “in a climate of violence, harassment and threats against journalists and civil society activists.”

Systemic maladies in politics, governance, and society persist even a year after the uprising, and these cannot help dismantle the authoritarian system, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

Criticising this move by the interim government, the corruption watchdog said that it reflects a stance completely contrary to the objectives of state reform, particularly the core purpose of the Anti-Corruption Commission reforms

Bangladesh has turned into a surveillance-based society, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman yesterday.

TIB executive director said at ERF event

The country lost up to Tk 50,835 crore in the last 15 years due to corruption in development projects implemented by the Roads and Highways Department, according to an estimation by Transparency International Bangladesh.

Also recommends barring PMs from holding post of party head

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

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.

Parliament session will make opposition clear, he says

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

Govt action necessary to curb this epidemic.

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.

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.

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

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”.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today expressed deep concern and outrage over suspending of a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) of Pakshey Division of Bangladesh Railways after he fined three passengers who were travelling without tickets, introducing themselves as the relatives of the railway 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”.