Transparency International Bangladesh

Transparency International Bangladesh
Formation 1996
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website ti-bangladesh.org

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)[1] is the Bangladeshi branch of the Berlin-based Transparency International, a civil society organisation dedicated to fighting against corruption.[2][3][4]

History

TIB started its activities in 1996.[5] In 2016 it criticised new government rules on NGOs that received foreign funding.[6][7] It also asked the government to not take a 2 billion dollar development loan from the world Bank.[8] This law was created after TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman called Parliament a 'puppet show stage'.[9]

Major work areas

  • Research and Policy
  • Civic Engagement
  • Outreach and Communication
  • Right to Information
  • Citizen Charter
  • Climate Finance Governance
  • Water Integrity

Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees, the highest policy making body of Transparency International Bangladesh, comprises:

References

  1. ↑ "Green is the new orange". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Paying for a crime not committed news", The Daily Star, 2016-11-05, retrieved 2016-11-17
  3. ↑ "Stop ads for Rampal plant". The Daily Star. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Few corruption cases see successful convictions in last five years". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Maren. "Local communities fight corruption at the (grass) roots | Space for Transparency". Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Suranjit slates critics of NGO law on cancellation of registration". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  7. ↑ "Why Bangladesh wants to 'silence' its civil society | Asia | 07.10.2016". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  8. ↑ "'Don't take World Bank's $2b', TIB tells govt". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  9. ↑ "NGOs in business in Bangladesh to lose licence for 'malicious' comments on constitutional bodies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  10. ↑ "Judicial probe demanded". The Daily Star. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  11. ↑ "Eminent citizens welcome Hasina". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  12. ↑ "Home". Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). Retrieved 2016-11-17.
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