Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for the publication of a white paper at the end of the interim government’s tenure to inform the public about the extent to which the government -- formed under the leadership of Prof Muhammad Yunus -- has fulfilled its responsibilities in line with the internationally promoted concept of “three zeros”.

“Alongside the international advocacy surrounding the ‘three zeros’ concept, I believe people of the country will want to know the extent to which responsibilities have been fulfilled nationally in relation to these three issues,” TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman said at a human chain today on Dhaka’s Manik Mia Avenue.

TIB organised the programme marking the UN-declared International Clean Energy Day 2026.

Prof Yunus promotes the vision of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero carbon emissions globally. However, the TIB executive director said he believes that after assuming office, the government acted in ways that contradict Prof Yunus’s advocacy on these three fronts.

“As a UN member state, Bangladesh’s interim government has failed to observe Clean Energy Day,” he said.

He asked whether the government has taken any initiative that a future elected government could have carried forward.

Iftekharuzzaman also criticised the interim government’s draft of Energy and Power Sector Master Plan (EPSMP 2025), saying the plan is dependent on fossil fuels.

He alleged that one of the defining features of the interim government’s activities is the absence of a participatory approach.

At the human chain, Ashna Islam, co-coordinator of TIB’s Clean Energy Project, presented a concept paper on renewable energy and good governance for sustainable development.

In the paper, she presented several recommendations on behalf of TIB. These include political parties’ commitment to gradually phase out the use of fossil fuels and increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix; taking opinions of civil society, neutral experts and relevant stakeholders before finalising the draft of Energy and Power Sector Master Plan; adopting policies in the energy sector to achieve a ‘net-zero’ target.