Dhaka, June 2 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has strongly condemned the decision to continue the provision for whitening black money in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025-26.

Criticizing this move by the interim government, the corruption watchdog stated that it reflects a stance completely contrary to the objectives of state reform, particularly the core purpose of the Anti-Corruption Commission reforms.

TIB termed the decision unethical, discriminatory, and in violation of the Constitution.

In a press statement responding to the announced national budget for FY 2025-26, TIB Executive Director Dr. Iftekharuzzaman said, "Whatever way it may be interpreted, to undermine the core mandate of state reform in gener...