RE: [ALOCHONA] CTG: Summary of anti corruption drive

Dear Br. Ehsan:

 

I fully understand your rationale on why people have earned these unthinkable sums (crores) in illegal money as “white collar criminals”.  While I do not want sit on a moral high horse, we must determine as a society how much is too much.  However, under no circumstances can I condone the extent of the corruption as we have been seeing in the upper echelon of the Bangladesh society.  Unethical and immoral activities by a handful diminish us all as citizens of Bangladesh. 

 

For last couple of years Bangladesh has made it to the top as one of the most corrupt nations on earth. Not a very good feeling!  It’s about time we paid attention to the underlying causes of this rampant social disease, and inculcated ethics, morality and values in our everyday lives.  As you and I all know in order to cover one lie we have to tell more than one lie.  Same goes for illegal payback or bribes.  The bribe taker is no less guilty than the bribe giver; just because the taker is poorer than the giver we cannot justify one over the other.  They both are equally guilty.  After 36 year of independence we cannot and we should not look the other way when we see corruption. 

 

We Bangladeshis are pound to say to the rest of the world that we may be the poorest among the nations but we are a moderate Muslim nation with acting democracy in place.

 

Long live Bangladesh and down with corruption!

 

Pore kotha hobe!

 

Nurul Hossain

USA

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From: alochona@yahoogroups.com [mailto:alochona@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ehsan Hoque
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 2:29 PM
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] CTG: Summary of anti corruption drive

 

Hello All,
 
I have been reading this forum for a while. It is interesting to read people's opinions. Some very well taken, some long time after the fact and some so asinine that I shudder to think of its author. I don't know which category my two cents fall into... However, here is my rant:
 
I am delighted to see Bangladesh recovering untold sums from what some have dubbed "white collar criminals". However, something that needs to be addressed by our country is the ocean that divides the pay of a government employee vs the pay in the private sector. There is not even a hint of parity. So why would any sane person go work for the Government? There are many noble answers to this, however, the ignoble is what is glaring. "I can make untold sums by taking bribes because it is easy. I can justify this because compared to the person I am taking the bribe from I am a hundred times worse off". How does a government, caretaker or corrupt, elected or selected address this?
 
I say we reduce the size of the government and increase pay many fold. University professors must be better paid. Universities should raise the price of room and board and unthinkably, even tuition. DU must be restored to its former glory. Police must be paid better and better equipped. I know I am telling you what you already know... the real question is how does one act? I for one don't know and am willing to listen to suggestions.
 
Sincerely from washington dc.
Ehsan

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