Corruption at Chittagong costs US$130m annually

Chittagong: worlds second most risky port

Importers and exporters working at Bangladesh''s leading seaport of Chittagong pay an estimated US$130m in bribes every year, claims a report by the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International which reviewed transactions in the port between July 2003 and June 2004. There are 37 separate points where bribes are habitually made, ...

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