Bangladesh Country Profile

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Country Profile Sources

General Information Sources

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2010.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Bangladesh 2010.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom - Bangladesh 2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2009.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Bangladesh 2009.
• Global Integrity: Bangladesh Country Report 2008.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• Lexadin: The World Law Guide - Legislation Bangladesh 2008.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: National Household Survey 2007 on Corruption in Bangladesh 2008.
• Asia Times Online: 'Truth and graft in Bangladesh', 6 August 2008.
• AFP: 'Bribe-takers found in Bangladesh's anti-corruption body', 8 July 2008.
• The New Nation: 'Corruption in some sectors higher: TIB', 19 June 2008.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Bangladesh Public Service Commission: A Diagnostic Study 2007.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2007.
• Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Bangladesh 2007.
• Global Integrity: Bangladesh Country Report 2007.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Bangladesh 2007.
• Ethical Corporation: Corruption - Bangladesh counts graft's costs, October 2007.
• The Washington Post: 'In Bangladesh, 'a Quiet Revolution'', 3 October 2007.
• The Associated Press: 'In Bangladesh, the plagues are many', 24 November 2007.
• BBC News: 'New Bangladesh corruption charges', 26 September 2007.
• The New York Times: 'Bangladesh military government holds 40 in graft sweep', 14 March 2007.
• US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Bangladesh: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2006.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Passport Delivery Service: A Diagnostic Study 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Bangladesh Election Commission: A Diagnostic Study 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Corruption in Bangladesh: A Household Survey 2005.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Corruption Database Report 2005.
• Transparency International: National Integrity Systems Bangladesh Report and Questionnaire 2003.
• The Bangladesh Association of Consulting Engineers (BACE).

Corruption Levels Sources

Judicial System

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2010.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Bangladesh 2010.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: National Household Survey 2007 on Corruption in Bangladesh 2008.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Bangladesh 2008.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Bangladesh 2007.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2007.
• The Daily Star: 'CJ points at integrity', 2 November 2007.
• US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Bangladesh: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2006.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Bangladesh 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Corruption in Bangladesh: A Household Survey 2005.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2005.

Police

• Transparency International: Corruption in Public Administration 2009.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: National Household Survey 2007 on Corruption in Bangladesh 2008.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Bangladesh 2008.
• Asia Human Rights Commission: 'Bangladesh: A man tortured to death; relatives to withdraw the case', 8 July 2008.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Bangladesh 2007.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Passport Delivery Service: A Diagnostic Study 2006.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2005.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Corruption in Bangladesh: A Household Survey 2005.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: News Archive.
• Enterprise Surveys: Bangladesh 2007.

Licences, Infrastructure and Public Utilities

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2010.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2009.
• Front Line: 'Bangladesh: Following the Siemens bribery trail', 1 April 2009.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: National Household Survey 2007 on Corruption in Bangladesh 2008.
• Reuters UK: 'Bangladesh gas workers to return assets-official', 29 January 2008.
• BangladeshNews.com.bd: 'Corrupt Titas staff to return Tk 400cr', 29 January 2008.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Biman Bangladesh Airlines: A Diagnostic Study 2007.
• Transparency International Bangladesh Report on the Power Sector 2007.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2007.
• BangladeshNews.com.bd: 'ACC to start examining 70,000 complaints', 7 December 2007.
• BangladeshNews.com.bd: 'ACC targets graft in the service sector', 7 December 2007.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Passport Delivery Service: A Diagnostic Study 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Corruption in Bangladesh: A Household Survey 2005.

Land Administration

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2010.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Bangladesh 2010.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: National Household Survey 2007 on Corruption in Bangladesh 2008.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• Asia Human Rights Commission: 'Bangladesh: Paikgaichha police repeatedly intimidate a man to give up possession of land', 10 April 2008.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Bangladesh 2007.
• The Daily Star: 'Gani's shenanigans', 1 June 2007.
• US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Bangladesh: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Corruption in Bangladesh: A Household Survey 2005.

Tax Administration

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2010.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Bangladesh 2010.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: National Household Survey 2007 on Corruption in Bangladesh 2008.
• The Financial Express: 'Tax Ombudsman: A new concept for Bangladesh', 8 March 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2007.
• BangladeshNews.com.bd: 'Wife of Mirza Abbas jailed for 16 years', 3 September 2007.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Corruption in Bangladesh: A Household Survey 2005.

Customs Administration

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2010.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Global Integrity: Bangladesh Country Report 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2007.
• Transparency International: Problems and Potentials of Chittagong Port 2007.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Bangladesh 2007.
• US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Bangladesh: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2006.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Roundtable on Chittagong Port 2005.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Working Paper on Chittagong Port, September 2004.

Public Procurement and Contracting

• Asset Recovery Knowledge Centre: Araft Rahman Koko, April 2009.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Global Integrity: Bangladesh Country Report 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2007.
• Global Integrity: Bangladesh Country Report 2007.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Bangladesh 2007.
• US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Bangladesh: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2006.
• The World Bank: Business Environment Survey (WBES) Interactive Dataset.

Environment, Natural Resources and Extractive Industry

• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• The Daily Star: 'Gani's shenanigans', 1 June 2007.
• Illegal-logging.info: 'Depletion of forests by the forest lord! Indiscriminate exploitation must stop', 8 June 2007.

Public Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources

• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2009.
• International Freedom of Expression eXchange: 'Right to Information Act comes into effect', 14 July 2009.
• Global Integrity: Bangladesh Country Report 2008.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• Lexadin: The World Law Guide - Legislation Bangladesh 2008.
• AFP: 'Bangladesh approves graft truth commission', 26 May 2008.
• The Financial Express: 'Truth and Accountability Commission', 1 April 2008.
• The Bangabhaban: 'Tax ombudsman submits annual report to President', 3 April 2008.
• The Financial Express: 'Tax Ombudsman: A new concept for Bangladesh', 8 March 2008.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007.
• Global Integrity: Bangladesh Country Report 2007.
• Transparency International Bangladesh, Iftekharuzzaman: The UN Convention Against Corruption - Implications for Bangladesh - What Next? 2007.
• Transparency International Bangladesh, Iftekharuzzaman: Ombudsman for Good Governance in Bangladesh - Why Now, and How? 2007.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Bangladesh Public Service Commission: A Diagnostic Study 2007.
• Brown University: Seventh Global E-Government Study 2007.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Bangladesh 2007.
• BangladeshNews.com.bd: 'Bringing back siphoned off money impeded', 4 December 2007.
• BBC News: 'New Bangladesh Corruption Charges,' 26 September 2007.
• US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Bangladesh: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2006.
• ADB & OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific: Curbing Corruption in Public Procurement in Asia and the Pacific 2006.
• ADB & OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific: Thematic Review on provisions and practices to curb corruption in public procurement: Self-assessment report Bangladesh 2005-2006.
• Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.
• Penal Code 1860.

Private Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources

• Reporters Without Borders: Bangladesh Country Report 2010.
• Freedom House: Freedom of the Press Index 2009.
• Reporters Without Borders: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2009.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Bangladesh 2009.
• Freedom House: Freedom of the Press - Bangladesh 2009.
• International Freedom of Expression eXchange: 'Right to Information Act comes into effect', 14 July 2009.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Report on NGO Governance 2008.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Bangladesh 2008.
• Transparency International Bangladesh: Bangladesh Public Service Commission: A Diagnostic Study 2007.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
• The World Bank: The Economics and Governance of NGOs in Bangladesh 2005.
• Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 2004.