Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Transparency International has assessed that the corruption situation in Bangladesh has improved slightly under the interim government, resulting in the country moving up one place in the global index.

Bangladesh is now ranked 150th out of 182 countries and regions in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in ascending order, moving up from 151st last year.

When ranked in descending order Bangladesh now stands 13th, which was 14th lsat year.

Bangladesh's score has increased by one point to 24 on a scale of 100.

On this scale, a score of zero indicates the highest level of perceived corruption, while a score of 100 represents the lowest level of corruption or the strongest standard of good governance.

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