Dhaka, June 21 -- The latest Citizen Perception Survey (CPS) conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has laid bare the deeply entrenched corruption plaguing Bangladesh's public services.
Our newspaper on Friday reported that with over 63 per cent of respondents reporting bribe payments at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) alone, the findings confirm what many citizens already know: corruption is not incidental but systemic.
The BRTA tops the list of 21 public service categories marred by bribery, followed closely by law enforcement (61.94pc %), passport offices (57.45pc %), and land services.
Alarmingly, more than 31 per cent of all public service users reported paying bribes in the past year, with men disprop...