Passport services was the most corrupt sector in Bangladesh last year followed by law enforcement agencies and government- and MPO-based education sector, according to a latest TIB survey.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) released its “Corruption in Service Sectors: National Household Survey 2015” report at its Dhanmondi office yesterday.
According to the survey, only 23 out of 100 people managed to receive passport service without facing any corruption.
Of the respondents, 77.7% reported corruption in passport sector, 74.6% in law enforcement agencies, 60.8% in government- and MPO-based education sector, 60.1% in Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), 53.4% in land administration, 48.2% in judicial service and 37.5% in health service.
Besides, 36.1% of the respondents said they faced corruption in local government administration, 31.9% in electricity, 25.8% in agriculture, 18.1% in tax and duty, 11.9% in gas, 7.8% in insurance, 5.3% in banking, 3% in NGO and 17.1% in other sectors.
The survey was conducted from November 2014 to October 2015 on fifteen sectors that are mostly connected to people’s daily life.
According to the report, 67.8% households had to face some sort of corruption while 58.1% had to pay bribes to acquire services.
Around 71% households identified that the main excuse for demanding bribe was “Service could not be reached if bribes will not be given.”
The survey found that prevalence of corruption was higher – 69.5% – in rural areas than 62.6% in the urban areas. In rural areas, 59.6% people had to pay bribes compared to 53.4% in urban regions.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
