Bangladesh has slipped by two positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023 of Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) to become the 10th most corrupt country in the world. In the last decade, this is the worst performance of Bangladesh.
This was revealed by the executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), at a press conference in Dhaka on Tuesday simultaneously with its Berlin office. Bangladesh received a score of 24 out of 100 in the Corruption Perception Index 2023, said the Executive Director.
TIB officials said that according to the CPI, Bangladesh’s score fell from 25 in 2022 to 24 in 2023, which means the public sector is perceived to be more corrupt than it was a year ago.
The findings placed Denmark on top of the list as the least corrupt country with a score of 90 out of 100. Finland is in second place with 87 and New Zealand is third with a score of 85.
Meanwhile, Somalia topped the list of corrupt countries with the lowest score of 11.
Navalsang Parmar/Akashwani News/Dhaka/30.01.2024