Transparency International Bangladesh
Civil society organization
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Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is the Bangladeshi branch of the Berlin-based Transparency International, a civil society organisation dedicated to fighting against corruption.
Emblem of Transparency International Bangladesh | |
| Formation | 1997 |
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| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | ti-bangladesh |
History
TIB started its activities in 1997, under founding chairman Syed Humayun Kabir.[1]
In 1999, it started its Investigative Journalism Awards (IJA) programme to recognise and encourage in-depth reporting on corruption.[2]
In 2016, it criticised new government rules on NGOs that received foreign funding.[3] It also asked the government to not take a 2 billion dollar development loan from the world Bank.[3] This law was created after TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman called the country's Parliament a 'puppet show stage'.[4]
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:
- Perween Hasan[5] - chairperson
- Ali Imam Majumder[5] - secretary general
- Iftekharuzzaman[6] - executive director
- Mahfuz Anam[5] - treasurer
- Tawfique Nawaz[5] - member
- Abul Momen[5] - member
- Parveen Mahmud FCA[5] - member
- Fakrul Alam[5] - member
- Tasneem Arefa Siddiqui[5] - member
- Susmita Chakma[5] - member