Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)
‘Health services deeply troubled by corruption, lack of accountability’
Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), talks about how corruption and a lack of good governance have crippled the country's healthcare services.
12 July 2023, 03:00 AM
What’s happening at the Holy Family Hospital?
Ensure good governance to improve the services of this once-famous hospital
27 June 2023, 05:00 AM
Why this relentless assault on anti-graft efforts?
Proposed restriction on ACC’s access to suspects’ tax files is unacceptable
14 June 2023, 22:13 PM
‘Make draft bank companies act public’
TIB urges government
27 April 2023, 15:02 PM
Don’t clip the wings of investigators
ACC empowering its secretaries to transfer and promote investigation officers is illogical
9 January 2023, 07:19 AM
Another year of missed opportunities against corruption
High-level pledges against corruption continued to be reiterated in 2022, as in the past several years.
29 December 2022, 15:10 PM
The unjust and discriminatory face of corruption
The cost of grand corruption in Bangladesh is only continuing to go up.
11 September 2022, 16:00 PM
No sign of ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption
Authorities must address the grim findings of TIB survey on corruption.
1 September 2022, 13:00 PM
Bribery eats up Tk 10,830 crore
Almost 71 percent homes had to endure corruption while getting services last year, which is 4.3 percent more than that of four years ago, found a Transparency International Bangladesh survey.
1 September 2022, 02:30 AM
Law enforcement agencies most corrupt sector: TIB
Bangladesh’s law enforcement agencies were the most corrupt in 2021, Transparency International Bangladesh said.
31 August 2022, 08:03 AM
EC should use EVM only after ensuring it has no technical faults: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the Election Commission that they should take the decision on using EVM only after ensuring it is technically faultless.
13 June 2022, 13:12 PM
TIB urges Railways Minister to step down over suspension of TTE over 'fining relatives'
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.
7 May 2022, 15:59 PM
Political influence a challenge in implementation of electronic govt procurement: TIB
Electronic government procurement (e-GP) system can be implemented effectively if political leaders demonstrate honesty to withdraw themselves from government procurements, Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman said today.
16 September 2020, 09:41 AM
Registration of online portals of newspapers, TV channels: TIB warns of govt control over media
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today said the recent directive of the Ministry of Information to register all online news portals and online editions of national newspapers and television channels would ensure full government control and interference by it over the media.
1 September 2020, 13:16 PM
Bangladesh will survive if Sundarbans survives, says TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today said Bangladesh will survive only if Sundarbans survives and called for effective implementation of constitutional and legal obligations, especially environmental laws for the protection the forest.
4 June 2020, 14:58 PM
Bangladesh will need substantial donor support: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon Bangladesh’s development partners to ensure “unprecedented levels of support” to the country in its efforts to fight the Covid-19 crisis.
26 April 2020, 13:05 PM
Coronavirus response: TIB demands accountability in public procurement
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has demanded that the authorities take measures to ensure accountability in public procurement amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
1 April 2020, 15:46 PM
ACC’s independence limited to paper only: TIB
Independence of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the national anti-graft agency, is limited to paper only, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has observed.
25 February 2020, 09:27 AM
Prof Perween new TIB trustee board chairperson
Central Women’s University Vice-chancellor Professor Dr Perween Hasan has been elected chairperson of the trustee board of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
20 February 2020, 14:57 PM
Health ministry’s move to encourage corruption: TIB
Expressing deep concern and dismay over the new move of the health ministry, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says the ministry’s circular restricting publication of any public hospital’s information will accelerate the corruption in the health sector.
14 January 2020, 14:10 PM