Underlining the use of bribes and political influence to gain favours are the two most common forms of corruption in Bangladesh, a study conducted by Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) has revealed that around 74 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES) in the country (Bangladesh) were directly affected by the corruption.
The findings of the study — the two-year-long study was jointly conducted with Center for International Private Enterprise across eight divisions of Bangladesh, said a press release issued by CGS — was unveiled recently at a networking event held in Dhaka.
Two large-scale nationwide surveys, eight regional roundtable discussions, and key informant interviews were conducted as part of the study.
Presenting the findings of the study, a research associate of CGS, Abdullah Al Zafori maintained that a major point of the study was the need to create an independent SME platform and the structure of this platform that would advocate for the needs of the SME sector in the country and help them fight against corruption.
