Candidates鈥� income rises up to 31,900pc
The income and assets of the candidates participated in the upazila elections and their dependents as well saw a staggering increase in the past five years, said...
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Provision to legalise undisclosed money unethical: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh in a statement on Thursday expressed its shock and disappointment over an 鈥榰nethical鈥� provision in the proposed budget allowing people to legalise undisclosed money...
Compensation for victims of Benazir鈥檚 corruption sought
Transparency International Bangladesh on Monday demanded fair compensation for the individuals who were coerced by former police chief Benazir Ahmed into selling their land...
EC must now investigate wealth mismatch of candidates
TRANSPARENCY International Bangladesh has earlier made public its findings form the analysis it carried out on the affidavits that the candidates submitted to the Election Commission running in both the national and local government elections...
TIB for actions against affidavit mismatch
Transparency International Bangladesh shared its findings with the Election Commission on Sunday that revealed various anomalies in the affidavits of candidates submitted...
EC, NBR must act on allegations of candidate wealth mismatch
THE mismatch between the amounts of wealth that upazila election candidates have stated in income tax returns and election affidavits, as Transparency International Bangladesh came up with at press conference on May 27, warrants investigation, and consequent action, on a couple of fronts by authorities...
Candidates鈥� affidavits, tax returns mismatch
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International Bangladesh found a mismatch between the affidavits and income tax returns of many wealthy candidates for the third phase of the upazila parishad election slated for May 29...
TIB urges govt to ensure accountability for high-level power abuse
Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday urged the government to bring the high-level power abuse under accountability following due process and to release a White Paper on corruption...
Politics, to serve people, must remain free of moneyed clout
AN ABNORMAL increase in the moveable and immovable assets of public representatives and public office holders has for long been an issue of concern. Such an abnormal increase in wealth certainly shows an association between tenure in office and a rapid increase in income and wealth, suggesting corrupt practices...
Discriminatory management of Green Climate Fund deplorable
THIS is disconcerting that the Green Climate Fund, set up by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2010 to help developing countries to respond to climate change, is not serving intended purposes because of...
Green Climate Fund corrupt, says TIB
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Tuesday raised corruption allegations against the Green Climate Fund, the largest global climate fund for...
State agencies, political parties must not make politics expensive
AN INCREASE in the moveable assets of candidates re-running for the position of the chair in the upazila council elections in the first phase that take place today, as Transparency International Bangladesh findings show, and an issue that...
Govt must set up independent body on personal data protection
THE debate about the personal data protection law and the demand for the institution of an independent commission for data protection have come up again when Transparency International Bangladesh...
Independent commission demanded
The Transparency International Bangladesh and ARTICLE 19 on Sunday demanded the formation of an independent data protection commission to ensure...
TIB concerned by restrictions on journalists鈥� entry to Bangladesh Bank
Transparency International Bangladesh on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent restrictions on journalists鈥� entry to Bangladesh Bank...
Arbitrary introduction of mergers caused further unrest in banking sector: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh in a statement on Tuesday said that the arbitrary announcement of certain bank mergers, coupled with concerns among well-performing banks involved in the process and unwillingness of some underperforming banks, had worsened anxiety, unrest, and uncertainty within the banking sector.....