Author: TI Bangladesh

Indigenous peoples in the plains and hill regions of Bangladesh face corruption and irregularities in accessing government social security net programs. In food- and commodity-based schemes, beneficiaries are reportedly forced to pay bribes ranging from 500 to 10,000 taka. The research report entitled “Inclusion of Indigenous People in Social Security Net Programs: Governance Challenges and Way Forward” carried out by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) conducted from June 2024 to November 2025 and presented at the TIB’s Dhaka office on December 02, 2025 also indicated allocations, gaps in legal and policy frameworks, exclusion from expected benefits, and lack of transparency in…

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) held a press conference in Dhaka on November 4, 2025 to release a research report titled “Governance Challenges in Climate Finance in Bangladesh and Way Forward.” According to the report revealed in the press conference, more than 50 percent of the government’s own fund—the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) Fund, established to tackle the climate crisis—has been lost due to various forms of irregularities and corruption, amounting to over BDT 2,000 crore. Between 2010 and 2024, a total of 891 projects were approved under the BCCT, with an estimated allocation of USD 458.5 million (BDT…

Some leaders and activists of certain political parties is increasingly displaying a worrying pattern of power abuse, with a mindset of ‘now it’s our turn.’ Since the fall of authoritarianism through the mass uprising in 2024, this has manifested in widespread factionalism, extortion, illegal occupation, plundering of state resources, ‘trading’ over lawsuits, arrests, bail, party tags, and violence over spreading party influence, an ominous sign for the envisioned political settlement in the ‘New Bangladesh’. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) notes that now is the time for political parties to self-reflect on establishing internal democratic practices, ethics, and accountable political conduct. While…

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) arranged a press conference in Dhaka on 4th August 2025 on “One Year of the Interim Government of Bangladesh: Despite Unprecedented Prospects for State Reform, the Path to Achievement Remains Fraught with Challenges”. The press conference, which was moderated by TIB Outreach and Communication Director Mohammad Tauhidul Islam and where a report (prepared based on research and the aftermath verification of information from several sources including the concerned government authorities) was presented by TIB Senior Research Fellows Shahzada M. Akram and Md. Julkarnayeen, focused on various initiatives of the interim government and their flaws and…

Over the abrupt issuance of the government ordinance abolishing the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and creating two separate divisions such as revenue policy and revenue management, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern. It warns that this move risks placing revenue management under the control of the executive branch. The separation move ultimately fails to allow the minimum degree of autonomy that revenue management should enjoy from the executive, though the initiative was undertaken based on a logical rationale to ensure policy independence, transparency, and accountability, increase the tax-to-GDP ratio, and achieve revenue collection targets. The interim government’s decision…