Let the corrupt commit suicide
Two campaigns in China - the Three-anti Campaign (1951) and Five-anti Campaign (1952) - were reform movements originally issued by Mao Zedong in an effort to rid Chinese cities of corruption. The process was effective. Some 20,000 cadres and 6,000 trained workers began spying on the business affairs of fellow citizens. The media encouraged compliance with the government policies. Up to 15,000 trained propagandists were working in Shanghai by late 1951. By February 1952, parades of anti-capitalist activists went door to door to visit business leaders. It created immense psychological pressure. And corruption went down. Of course, it had some negative impacts, but every story has two sides to it.
And in the context of Bangladesh, let's focus on the positive side of such a reform policy in action. If we can root out corruption, imagine what the country can achieve within a short time.
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