Iftikharuzzaman, TIB’s executive director, aptly noted that a hostile and intimidating environment has been created for those who would publish information on corruption, including the media. On the other hand, people accused of corruption are being honored by being promoted. When this becomes the policy of the government, there is nothing surprising in the decline in the country’s position in the corruption index.
A commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog, told Prothom Aalo, “I am not denying the report given by TI on corruption.” It is true that ACC alone cannot stop corruption; There should be political will for this.
Improvement in corruption index is possible if government policy makers take strict action against corrupt people instead of rejecting TI report. But Bangladesh can again be champion in corruption if they keep on denying the status quo.