Corruption in Bangladesh has been a continuing problem. According to all major ranking institutions, Bangladesh routinely finds itself among the most corrupt countries in the world.
As of 2001, corruption in the public sector was "endemic, chronic and all pervasive".[1] In Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), Bangladesh scored 24. When ranked by score, Bangladesh ranked 149th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[2] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).[3] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region[Note 1] was 85, the average score was 45 and the lowest score was 17.[4] Introducing the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman of Transparency International Bangladesh commented, "Of the eight South Asian countries, Bangladesh remains second lowest both in score and rank — better than only Afghanistan."[5]
The Anti Corruption Commission was formed in 2004, but is considered to be largely ineffective in investigating and preventing corruption because of governmental control over it.[6][7] The Anti Corruption Commission chairman has admitted that corruption is rampant in Bangladesh.[8]
Like many other developing and emerging countries, corruption is a part of life in Bangladesh. Regular citizens routinely pay bribes for basic services and to skip queues, and officials rely on bribes to make a living.[9]
- ^ Zafarullah, Habib; Siddiquee, Noore Alam (2001). "Dissecting Public Sector Corruption in Bangladesh: Issues and Problems of Control". Public Organization Review. 1 (4): 465–486. doi:10.1023/A:1013740000213. ISSN 1566-7170. S2CID 150815945.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Bangladesh". Transparency.org. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2023 for Asia Pacific: Regional Stagnation Marked by Inadequate Delivery of Anti-corruption Commitments". Transparency.org. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh slips 2 steps in corruption index, second-worst in South Asia". Dhaka Tribune. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "ACC largely ineffective". The Daily Star. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Anti Corruption Commission and Political Government: An Evaluation of Awami League Regime (2009–2012) | Government and Politics, JU". govpoliju.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "ACC chair admits rampant bribery, corruption in Bangladesh". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Political and Administrative Corruption: Concepts, Comparative Experiences and Bangladesh Case (PDF). Transparency International - Bangladesh Chapter.
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