Corruption

The government launched the Tk 13.47 billion project titled ‘Introduction of ICT at the Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels’ in 2016 to expand digital education. However, allegations of irregularities surfaced almost from the outset, including ghost purchases, advance payments without training, fraudulent training certificates, and the procurement of substandard computers and multimedia equipment. Investigations later found that nearly Tk 3 billion had been misappropriated. The then Awa...

Citizens encounter irregularities at nearly every step of daily life. Files remain stalled unless money changes hands, and people often fail to receive services that should be provided free of charge. Ordinary citizens continue to bear the burden of corruption, yet more than half of the population does not know where to turn for redress or which government office is responsible for addressing their complaints. As a result, many endure wrongdoing and injustice in silence. That troubling...

Sri Lanka’s Bribery and Corruption Investigation Commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday. Police spokesperson FU Wootler said to Reuters that the commission arrested Yoshitha on allegations of bribery and corruption. He was later...

Once widely known for its rare and endangered plant species, the campus of Rangpur’s Begum Rokeya University (Begum Rokeya University) is now seen as a place where the beauty of its scenic environment is being overshadowed by the corruption. Vice-chancellors come and go, but...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is closely monitoring the overall activities of ministers and MPs to control corruption, ensure administrative discipline, and implement election promises. As part of this effort, at least 70 members of parliament have been placed under "special surveillance." Additiona...

For private school teachers, Eid is not a complete joy but some partial celebration which is again clouded by financial dilemmas—should they buy vermicelli (semai) and sugar, or clothes for their children? While government school teachers receive a festival bonus equivalent to 100% of their basic sa...