FT report on Bangladesh's CPI ranking incorrect, misleading: TIB
Also emphasised all stakeholders to rely on accurate and verified CPI data
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has rejected a report published in the Financial Times of London that it says contained incorrect and misleading information about Bangladesh's position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
The Financial Times article, based on an interview with the acting chairman of BNP, wrongly claimed that Bangladesh remained at the bottom of the CPI for five consecutive years during the BNP's tenure. The error was also republished in several Bangladeshi newspapers yesterday (6 October), according to a press release issued by TIB.
TIB pointed out that Transparency International has been publishing the CPI since 1995, and Bangladesh was first included in 2001, when it ranked lowest under an Awami League government. The country stayed at the bottom of the index for four consecutive years until 2005, during the BNP-led four-party alliance government. Therefore, the claim of five consecutive years under BNP is factually inaccurate, the organisation said.
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TIB emphasised that all stakeholders should rely on accurate and verified CPI data published by Transparency International and exercise caution to avoid misinterpretation.
The organisation has already contacted the journalist concerned at the Financial Times and requested a correction.
It further clarified that TIB has no role in determining CPI scores or rankings. The organisation only disseminates the global CPI findings at the national level in Bangladesh, in line with other national chapters of Transparency International.
