TIB's health sector report not transparent

Zahid Maleque has refuted allegations of irregularities raised by Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) in the health sector, reports bdnews24.com.
"The health ministry worked transparently in controlling the coronavirus pandemic, but what Transparency International did was not transparent," the health minister said, speaking at a press conference on Monday.
TIB in a recent report said more than 22 per cent of the hospitalised Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh faced irregularities at healthcare facilities.
They paid Tk 400 to Tk 10,000 extra for treatment and suffered from employees' misbehaviour and indifference to providing information at state-run hospitals while agents pushed patients to take treatment at private facilities, according to the report.
Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the prime minister, later criticised the TIB for alleging "Tk 232.79 million in misappropriations in procuring Covid-19 vaccines".