Author: TI Bangladesh

The government cannot fulfill its promises unless corruption is effectively and visibly prevented. In light of the BNP’s 31-point State Reform Outline, electoral manifesto, and July Charter, the international organization has called for the creation of a unified strategy and roadmap for the execution of the government’s commitments to good governance and anti-corruption. The call was made at a press conference of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) titled “Implementation of Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Commitments of the BNP-led Government: Strategic Priorities Recommended by TIB” held in Dhaka 05 March 2026. At the event, attended by several TIB officials such as…

Despite state commitments and global pledges, the continued strategic dominance and over-reliance on fossil fuels have become the primary obstacles to the growth of renewable energy-based power generation. Governance deficits, policy neglect, and collusion by vested interest groups are creating long-term environmental and economic risks in the renewable energy sector. This alarming picture has emerged in a research report by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) titled “Generating Power from Renewable Energy in Bangladesh: Governance Challenges and Way Forward.” The report was presented in a conference held on 24 December 2025 in Dhaka and attended by TIB officials, including Dr. Iftekharuzzaman (Executive…

In Bangladesh, the demand for a unified, independent, and effective media commission to ensure the development of free media and independent broadcasting has existed for a long time. This is a crucial demand that was also reflected in the report of the Media Reform Commission. However, despite having passed since the submission of that report, the interim government remained entirely indifferent to implementing its recommendations. Instead, at the very final stage of its tenure, the interim government had published two draft ordinances — titled the National Media Commission Ordinance and the Broadcasting Commission Ordinance — that aimed at establishing two new government bodies.…

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) held a discussion meeting on 09 December 2025 on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day at Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on “Bangladesh’s Media Landscape After the Fall of Authoritarianism”. The keynote paper was presented at the discussion by Zafar Sadiq, the Deputy Coordinator of TIB’s Outreach and Communication Department. His presentation at the discussion meeting analyzed the historical trajectory and legal framework of the media in Bangladesh, the challenges facing media institutions and journalism, the modes of registration and ownership, and offered an in-depth discussion of the current media environment following the fall of the authoritarian…

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…