Bangladesh has slipped by two positions to 149th among the 180 countries studied in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023.
This was revealed by Dr Iftekharuzzaman, the executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), at its Dhanmandi office on Tuesday.
Bangladesh received a score of 24 out of 100 in the Corruption Perception Index 2023, he said. Iftekharuzzaman said that according to the CPI, Bangladesh's score this year has decreased by one point to 24 compared to 2022.
Bangladesh is jointly ranked 10th among 180 countries and 149th according to the ascending order. The findings placed Denmark on top of the list a
s 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. South Sudan, Syria and Venezuela are tied for second place with a score of 13.
"Our performance is frustrating and embarrassing," said Iftekharuzzaman. The government has, meanwhile, trashed the report politically motivated.
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