Transparency International Bangladesh

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.
2 April 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
22 February 2018

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.
21 November 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
7 November 2017

TIB condemns UN for failing to avert Rohingya crisis

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) strongly condemns the failure of the United Nations to act upon a report of an independent expert it commissioned before the Myanmar military crackdown on Rohingyas in Rakhine.
8 October 2017

Graft, rights violation continuing: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said that despite various efforts, corruption and violation of human rights is continuing in the country.
17 September 2017

75pc passport seekers had to bribe police

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday said 75.3 percent of new passport seekers had to bribe police for their clearances.
21 August 2017

TIB's report on public universities

Transparency International Bangladesh's (TIB) report on recruitment of lecturers in as many as 13 public universities makes for grim reading.
20 December 2016

Significant progress in RMG safety

The Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter (TIB) has termed the work done over the last three years by the readymade garments (RMG) sector on improving safety standards as “revolutionary”.
22 April 2016

TIB lauds safety measures for RMG workers

Transparency International Bangladesh has lauded the improvement of the safety standard at ready-made garment industries and termed the development “revolutionary”.
21 April 2016

Bring back laundered money: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government to take steps to bring back the money laundered from Bangladesh although no name of any Bangladeshis is found in Panama Papers.
11 April 2016

We can do better

According to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2015 released by Transparency International (TI) on January 27, 2016, Bangladesh has scored 25 in a scale of 100, same as last year and two points less than 2013.
27 January 2016

TIB findings baseless, say RMG makers

Rejecting the TIB findings on garment supply chain, apparel makers yesterday said the report of Transparency International Bangladesh is baseless and it intends to damage the sector's image.
15 January 2016

BGMEA rejects TIB report

Rejecting TIB findings on garment supply chain, garment makers today said the report is baseless and intentional to damage the image of the sector.
15 January 2016

JS body for scrapping TIB registration

A parliamentary body recommends that the authorities scrap registration of TIB for making what it termed “derogatory comments about the parliament”.
18 November 2015

MPs slam TIB for its statement over JS

Several treasury and opposition bench lawmakers calls upon the Speaker of the parliament to summon Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) to the Privilege Committee of the House to grill the anti-corruption watchdog for its derogatory remarks about the parliament.
9 November 2015

TIB official’s remark on JS ‘audacious’: Deputy speaker

Terming Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman’s remarks on Jatiya Sangsad ‘audacious’, Deputy Speaker Advocate Md Fazle Rabbi Miah today suggested that TIB’s source of funds be investigated.
31 October 2015

TIB's report card on parliament

Predictably, the reaction from the government regarding the just released Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) report on the performance of the current parliament...
27 October 2015

Chief whip blasts TIB for JS statement

Chief Whip ASM Feroz blasts Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) for its study report on parliament sessions and termed it “part of an international conspiracy”.
26 October 2015

Positive changes in JS, but effectiveness under question: TIB

TIB's parliament watch study reports positive changes but says expected effectiveness was under question most of the time. The positive changes include average meeting duration, time spent while passing a law, and increase in the average attendance of parliament members on workdays and decline in quorum crisis on average.
25 October 2015