TI report faulty, politically motivated: Info Minister

Staff Correspondent: Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has rejecting the report of Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) saying the report is faulty and politically motivated.

The minister on Wednesday came up with the remarks while talking to reporters at the secretariat.

According to the TIB report unveiled on Tuesday, Bangladesh ranks second most corrupt country in South Asia while 149 in the world, the 13th from the bottom.

The Minister said, “The method the TIB followed in preparing the graft index was faulty. They didn’t make it clear which method they followed. That means their methodology is faulty.”

“If there’s any specific allegation, I would like to request TIB to inform the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission. The government will take action,” he said.

Responding to a question whether they will reject the report, he said, “Definitely… it’s a motivated report.”

Replying to a question the minister said, “The ACC has already sought explanation from them over the report. I’ll also ask TIB to tell ACC on which information they made the report.”

He said earlier TIB published another report ahead of the general election to implement BNP’s agenda. “There was 80 percent similarity of their report with the allegations of BNP. So, it’s clear that they want to implement the agenda of a specific political party.”
 

risingbd/Dhaka/January 30, 2019/Asad/AKA