<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Bangladesh has slipped by two positions to 149th among the 180 countries studied in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>This was revealed by Dr Iftekharuzzaman, the executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), at its Dhanmandi office on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh received a score of 24 out of 100 in the Corruption Perception Index 2023, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Iftekharuzzaman said that according to the CPI, Bangladesh's score this year has decreased by one point to 24 compared to 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh is jointly ranked 10th among 180 countries and 149th according to the ascending order.</div><div><br></div><div>The findings placed Denmark on top of the list as the least corrupt country with a score of 90 out of 100. Finland is in second place with 87 and New Zealand is third with a score of 85.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, Somalia topped the list of corrupt countries with the lowest score of 11.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>South Sudan, Syria and Venezuela are tied for second place with a score of 13.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>"Our performance is frustrating and embarrassing," said Iftekharuzzaman.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has, meanwhile, trashed the report politically motivated. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>