Author: TI Bangladesh

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has stated that e-waste management in Bangladesh is currently a victim of weak policy and systemic disorder. This observation was made at a press conference held on 30 December 2025 in Dhaka in which TIB released its research report titled “E-waste Management in Bangladesh: Challenges to Good Governance and Way Forward.” The organization noted that while the volume of toxic e-waste generated from electronic equipment used in Bangladesh is increasing at an alarming rate, there is a severe lack of good governance and stagnation in effective policy-making for its proper management. The event was attended by TIB Executive…

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has issued a statement on 13 April 2026. The organization has stated that, by including a provision in the Bank Resolution Act, 2026 that allows former shareholders of weak banks that have been merged to regain ownership of banks without any form of accountability, the government has taken an initiative to rehabilitate identified looters. As a result, the banking sector of Bangladesh is likely to once again turn into a haven for corruption and plunder, which would be self-defeating. The TIB further opines that this move perpetuates the previous authoritarian culture of impunity and lack of…

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep disappointment in a statement issued on 03 April 2026 over the recommendation to repeal two ordinances relating to the appointment of Supreme Court judges and a separate secretariat, and to suspend the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance in Bangladesh in the name of review. Calling for these ordinances to be placed as bills in their original form, the organization has also urged that the remaining ordinances recommended for suspension—including those relating to the Anti-Corruption Commission, Police Commission, and Right to Information — be reviewed with the involvement of relevant stakeholders and immediately enacted…

Bangladesh has made an improvement in the corruption score. The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) released the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report 2025 in Dhaka on 10 February 2026. According to the CPI 2025 of the Berlin-based Transparency International (TI), Bangladesh’s score on corruption has increased by one point from 2024 to 24 in 2025, with its ranking rising one step to 150th out of 182 countries in ascending order. This is the second-lowest score Bangladesh has achieved in 14 years since 2012. But this does not indicate substantial changes in the state of corruption, which CPI defines as the…

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, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) 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 in Bangladesh. The call was made at a press conference of TIB titled “Implementation of Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Commitments of the BNP-led Government: Strategic Priorities Recommended by TIB” held in Dhaka on 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…