Dealing with corruption
1/11 in 2007 was the high antibiotic to the root of corruption in Bangladesh. Although it was the duty of the caretaker government to hold election but they first tried to eradicate corruption from the country to make it free and fair. It gained popularity among the common people but uncommon people who had piled up illegal wealth could not accept it. Many costly cars were found on the road without any owner and many were running towards unknown destination. Every day we got surprising news. Many high-profile politicians, businessmen and service holders were arrested. It was unimaginable and unpredictable. We thought the antidote was working to root out corruption from society. Practically, the antidote started to work properly. But suddenly the dose was stopped and some advisers reportedly became corrupt. Consequently, it started to react. It was very unfortunate for us. The main reason is that the caretaker government could not finish the required doses. We know once a patient starts to take antibiotic he/she has to complete a certain course, otherwise it reacts severely and the patient may even die. As the caretaker government could not finish the antibiotic course, so corruption has taken a serious turn. It is very difficult to find a sector where there is no corruption. Dr. Yunus, recipient of Nobel Prize, advised the caretaker government to set up one instance to teach millions of corrupt people. Unfortunately, no instance was set up. One by one high-profile arrested persons got released from the cases, although we had seen many evidences of corruption. But finally we came to know that corruption could not be proved due to lack of proper evidence. It is difficult to eradicate corruption from our country only by making law or by-laws without wholehearted participation of all. May I request all the political parties, if they really love the country, to join together forgetting all differences and take the vow to eradicate corruption from our society.
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