Readers Respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Sunday's The Daily Star news analysis headlined “Corrupt ministers, nothing to worry”
MRR Khan
My thoughts have been adequately expressed in this well written piece by Syed Badrul Ahsan. Thanks to The Daily Star. Sadrul Ahsan
I hope the PM and the ruling party leaders have time to read and understand this article. Just beating their own drums cannot silence the failures of the government. Jain Aggrawal
The Daily Star has totally missed mentioning the Communications Minister's deep involvement in corruption in the power ministry. He has been collecting toll from almost all power projects in the country. This is not a secret. Quadir
Awesome write-up. In a weak democracy such as ours, it is important that the media, especially an established, internationally recognised outlet such as The Daily Star, play a strong role. Hats off to Syed Badrul Ahsan. Siraj Talukdar
This government came to power promising accountability and openness. But the reality turned out to be just the opposite. We are back to the days of yore as pervasive corruption and red tape-ism permeates all levels of society. Zarina Rahman
There is a more important question here. Is the Prime Minister above corruption? The role of the PM and her family and friends need to be subject to the same rules. In India there is a strong demand to do this. Let Bangladesh start the war against corruption right from the top. Anonymous Bangalee
It is very hard to get proof of corruption, but there are allegations and people are to judge. Why is the PM not taking action against any minister, although allegations were made and there are some proofs (road conditions)? These ministers must have paid lots of money to get the position. S Khan
I agree that the corrupt ministers must go and there must be a reshuffle. It might be hard to find the proof, but that's your job as a journalist; nobody gets fired anywhere in the world without proof. Shalauddin Ahmed
This is the first time in Bangladeshi politics a government head announced sacking of her ministers if any wrong-doing is found. One cannot make arbitrary accusations. Nasser
In the developed countries, ministers are fired because of their poor performances according to public perception. The proof of corruption requires years to be established in the court. So before proving the corruption of a minister, the tenure of this government will expire. The prime minister does not need proof from public. She has already got the real picture through different government and intelligence agencies. M.A. Malique
The ministers and MPs pay millions of taka to get a party ticket which is an open secret. So how can PM sack ministers or MPs? The leadership of BNP and AL needs to be replaced with honest and competent leaders, and other honest people from the civil society should join them for the sake of the country and its people.
My thoughts have been adequately expressed in this well written piece by Syed Badrul Ahsan. Thanks to The Daily Star. Sadrul Ahsan
I hope the PM and the ruling party leaders have time to read and understand this article. Just beating their own drums cannot silence the failures of the government. Jain Aggrawal
The Daily Star has totally missed mentioning the Communications Minister's deep involvement in corruption in the power ministry. He has been collecting toll from almost all power projects in the country. This is not a secret. Quadir
Awesome write-up. In a weak democracy such as ours, it is important that the media, especially an established, internationally recognised outlet such as The Daily Star, play a strong role. Hats off to Syed Badrul Ahsan. Siraj Talukdar
This government came to power promising accountability and openness. But the reality turned out to be just the opposite. We are back to the days of yore as pervasive corruption and red tape-ism permeates all levels of society. Zarina Rahman
There is a more important question here. Is the Prime Minister above corruption? The role of the PM and her family and friends need to be subject to the same rules. In India there is a strong demand to do this. Let Bangladesh start the war against corruption right from the top. Anonymous Bangalee
It is very hard to get proof of corruption, but there are allegations and people are to judge. Why is the PM not taking action against any minister, although allegations were made and there are some proofs (road conditions)? These ministers must have paid lots of money to get the position. S Khan
I agree that the corrupt ministers must go and there must be a reshuffle. It might be hard to find the proof, but that's your job as a journalist; nobody gets fired anywhere in the world without proof. Shalauddin Ahmed
This is the first time in Bangladeshi politics a government head announced sacking of her ministers if any wrong-doing is found. One cannot make arbitrary accusations. Nasser
In the developed countries, ministers are fired because of their poor performances according to public perception. The proof of corruption requires years to be established in the court. So before proving the corruption of a minister, the tenure of this government will expire. The prime minister does not need proof from public. She has already got the real picture through different government and intelligence agencies. M.A. Malique
The ministers and MPs pay millions of taka to get a party ticket which is an open secret. So how can PM sack ministers or MPs? The leadership of BNP and AL needs to be replaced with honest and competent leaders, and other honest people from the civil society should join them for the sake of the country and its people.
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