Bangladesh has ranked 12th among the most corrupt countries, according to the Global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2022 released by the Berlin-based Transparency International (TI). Last year, the country’s position was 13th.
Dr Iftekharruzzaman, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), disclosed the information at a press conference held at MIDAS Centre in the capital’s Dhanmondi on Tuesday.
TIB Chairman Sultana Kamal, Advisor (Executive Management) Sumaiya Khair and Director (Outreach Communication) Sheikh Monjur-e-Alam were, among others, present during this time.
The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
Bangladesh’s score in the latest index is 25.
The country’s position has, however, remained unchanged at 147 counted from the top.