Tk 126.33b paid in bribes in 1 year during interim govt: TIB

[Prince_]

Bangladesh​

Tk 126.33b paid in bribes in 1 year during interim govt: TIB​

Staff CorrespondentDhaka
Published: 25 Jun 2026, 15:11


A total of Tk 12,633.20 crore (Over Tk 126.33 billion) was paid in bribes across various service sectors over a one-year period from November 2024 to October 2025, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

TIB said the survey titled “Corruption in Service Sectors: National Household Survey 2025” analyses the state of corruption during the tenure of the interim government.

The findings were presented at TIB’s office in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, on Thursday morning.

Using the sample framework of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), TIB conducted the survey by selecting 1,149 areas from rural and urban parts of all eight divisions of the country in two phases through random sampling.

The survey covered 18 specific service sectors. TIB had previously carried out a similar survey in 2023.

According to the latest survey findings, as in 2023, the highest proportion of people in 2025 faced bribery and corruption while seeking services from the passport office (76.6 per cent) and the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) (63.5 per cent). These were followed by law enforcement agencies, agriculture, land-related services and judicial services.

The average amount of bribes paid per household was also highest in these sectors, the survey report said.

However, the overall average amount of bribes paid per household fell by nearly 10 per cent compared with 2023. In the past year, the average bribe paid per household stood at Tk 5,124.

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The survey found that 81.5 per cent of households believed it was difficult to obtain services without paying bribes. In particular, the high incidence of bribery and corruption in law enforcement and judicial services was seen as a major obstacle to people’s access to justice. At the same time, corruption in the agriculture, local government, land, education, health, passport and BRTA sectors had either increased or remained unchanged.

Despite being victims of corruption, 61.3 per cent of households did not lodge any complaint. According to them, the entire system is corrupt. Nearly half of the households also said they had no idea where or how to file a complaint about corruption.

Although 29.5 per cent of households said they were aware of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), and only 1.4 per cent knew about the government’s Grievance Redress System (GRS), the rate of filing complaints remained very low. Even when complaints were made, many were not accepted or no action was taken.

Survey participants said the main drivers of corruption were impunity, lack of awareness, and the fact that those involved in corruption often benefited rather than being punished.

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The survey also found that rural households were more likely than urban households to face bribery (66 per cent compared with 58.5 per cent). However, in terms of the amount paid, urban households had to pay more. Low-income households were also forced to pay a larger share of their income in bribes.

TIB’s report further said the situation was even more difficult for “women, indigenous people and persons with disabilities”.

The report noted that although digital services had been introduced in various sectors, they had not proved fully effective in reducing corruption. In many cases, service seekers still had to rely on brokers or middlemen, leaving ample scope for bribery and other corrupt practices.

 

[Prince_]

Unprecedented corruption under the treacherous, anti state interim govt in just one year. Just imagine what would have happened if these foreign stooges had been allowed to stay in power for five years, which they were desperately hoping for. Thankfully, they couldn't get their wish fulfilled, thanks to our COAS.

 

[baldfish]

Straight from the article "However, the overall average amount of bribes paid per household fell by nearly 10 per cent compared with 2023. In the past year, the average bribe paid per household stood at Tk 5,124."

Hasina's fanboys like prince can't even lie properly, I hope they are paying prince properly and withholding his salary for such sloppy propaganda.

 

[313Ghazi]

You'll never be rid of corruption until people decide to not pay bribe. It's a societal culture. Same in Pakistan - people consider it like paying for premium service.

 

[Arthur]

Looks like gobor isn't doing its magic any more.

Straight from the article "However, the overall average amount of bribes paid per household fell by nearly 10 per cent compared with 2023. In the past year, the average bribe paid per household stood at Tk 5,124."

Mokkhi rani Hasina's pod baloks like prince can't even lie properly, I hope they are paying prince properly and withholding his salary for such sloppy propaganda.

He is a retard.

 

[baldfish]

Bangladesh was lucky to get rid of that foreign installed puppet Yunus in just an year..... had he been still there more corruption and violence against minorities would have been still happening in Bangladesh

Another substance devoid gobar cult member trying hard to engage in propaganda. Please for the love of god grow some brain cells and please try to use things that are apt for the 21st century and please do not try to recycle methods from them vedic era that never worked.


Bangladesh, never had an ayodya, ghodra, etc. Nobody in Bangladesh became a deputy prime minister after vandalizing a temple. In india if you vandalize a mosque you become an overnight hero.

Yunus did the needful, he and the people of Bangladesh dragged the indian slave out of her chair and forced her to flee like her coward she and her masters are. After Laskman Sen's historic running away and a gap of 800 years, the new age agent of the Indians repeated history all after her family was hunted and put down like rabid feral animal it was.

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[baldfish]

He is a retard.

Please don't insult retards, even they have better standards.

Then again nothing surprising here, only people with sub par IQ will toe the Indian line and volunteer to be their slaves.

To them being in an indian sheethole is a swargdarshan.

 

[Michael]

Unprecedented corruption under the treacherous, anti state interim govt in just one year. Just imagine what would have happened if these foreign stooges had been allowed to stay in power for five years, which they were desperately hoping for. Thankfully, they couldn't get their wish fulfilled, thanks to our COAS.

The real tragedy isn't this news, but people like you.

You'd rather believe NGOs manipulated by foreign powers than your own government, and you'd rather not believe what you see and hear. That's the real tragedy.

Even more tragically, you are actively helping these organizations that oppose your country to carry out propaganda.

 

[baldfish]

The real tragedy isn't this news, but people like you.

You'd rather believe NGOs manipulated by foreign powers than your own government, and you'd rather not believe what you see and hear. That's the real tragedy.

Even more tragically, you are actively helping these organizations that oppose your country to carry out propaganda.

These people will not rest until Bangladesh becomes a part of India again.

Just watch another Indian propagandist who also happens to be a Bangladesh citizen, but when it comes to choosing side these gaumutra drinkers will always prefer their mother india. Which is why you wouldn't understand their way of thinking.

I am not sure if the translation works, just watch how awami cult members always try to portray piss poor india where a significant porition of the population barely gets to eat properly as a global super power.

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[LeonBlack08]

However, the overall average amount of bribes paid per household fell by nearly 10 per cent compared with 2023. In the past year, the average bribe paid per household stood at Tk 5,124.

Was this thread intended to be a hit piece on IG and parrot the good times under Hasina?

As noted by others already - there was a 10 percent drop compared to Hasina era, which was in power for a decade and a half.

Anyone expecting an interim government to magically change the country, immediately after a bloody revolution, within a few months is simply delusional.

If anything - this TIB report is an attestation that Bangladesh if governed properly by a party with legitimate people's mandate and under stable political environment, can eventually improve further in terms of lowering corruption.

 

[Prince_]

You'll never be rid of corruption until people decide to not pay bribe. It's a societal culture. Same in Pakistan - people consider it like paying for premium service.

Yup, corruption has become a cancer in our society, and every single one of us is involved in it in one way or another. From obtaining a wheelchair or trolley at a government hospital to securing an important certificate from any govt office, u need to pay bribes to get things done properly and on time.

 

[Prince_]

The real tragedy isn't this news, but people like you.

You'd rather believe NGOs manipulated by foreign powers than your own government, and you'd rather not believe what you see and hear. That's the real tragedy.

Even more tragically, you are actively helping these organizations that oppose your country to carry out propaganda.

This is indeed a tragic news reminding us about the rotting cancer that is eating Bangladesh alive. We have been suffering because of this sickening corruption that has poisoned every layer of our society.

It’s not foreigners, NGOs, or any outside enemy, rather it’s our own filthy kind doing this. From the dirt poor nobody to the ultra rich business tycoon, every single one of us is morally bankrupt, greedy and backstabbing opportunists constantly looking for the next victim to screw over.

As a Bangladeshi, I’m ashamed to admit it that we are a low status, inherently corrupt and morally bankrupt bunch of people.

 

[AbuShalehRumi]

Unprecedented corruption under the treacherous, anti state interim govt in just one year. Just imagine what would have happened if these foreign stooges had been allowed to stay in power for five years, which they were desperately hoping for. Thankfully, they couldn't get their wish fulfilled, thanks to our COAS.

From the article you posted:

However, the overall average amount of bribes paid per household fell by nearly 10 per cent compared with 2023. In the past year, the average bribe paid per household stood at Tk 5,124.

Are you able to read English or your awami terror racket manager from telegram orders you to just copy and paste?
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Im thinking, what your IQ number would be? Room temperature IQ is very high for you...

 

[Prince_]

Was this thread intended to be a hit piece on IG and parrot the good times under Hasina?

As noted by others already - there was a 10 percent drop compared to Hasina era, which was in power for a decade and a half.

Anyone expecting an interim government to magically change the country, immediately after a bloody revolution, within a few months is simply delusional.

If anything - this TIB report is an attestation that Bangladesh if governed properly by a party with legitimate people's mandate and under stable political environment, can eventually improve further in terms of lowering corruption.

Lol, it's just a news report published yesterday by TIB—an organization whose purpose is to identify irregularities and corruption in our society. The report clearly highlights the unprecedented level of corruption that has taken place over the last two to three years under the incompetent Yunus administration. I didn't say it, the report did.