Many thanks to Kazi S M Khasrul Alam Kuddusi for writing bureaucracy (DS). I like to add something. He suggested that before recruiting in public sector candidates' family background, track record of behaviour pattern, moral character and inner propensities must be given priority along with academic excellence. True, but there are some other vital factors also. These include office surroundings and social conditions. A fresh graduate does not have a clear idea about the existing corruption and amount of corruption, and even does not have the intention to practice it. When he is recruited, trained and posted somewhere he wants to be morally good. But soon he finds that the situation around him is beyond his control. In all activities he is cornered or pushed to a place where he has nothing to do other than passing idle time. He finds most corrupted persons lavishly holding good positions. So he finds a way out and compromises to be indulged in corruption. But three-four decates earlier a person in corruption was disliked and hated by people in the society. So he then felt cornered. But now the situation is quiet opposite. A corrupted moneyed man is welcome in the society!Another thing is moral education without which total education become incomplete. Proper religious education giving orientation to morality be a must for an employee. It must be given in university or in job training programme (in accordance with his/her religion) so that s/he thinks hundred times before indulging in any corruption. Mr. Kuddusi rightly noted that there was a happy compromise between the politicians and bureaucrats for mutual gains. This happens due to politicisation of bureaucracy. In our country politicians exert tremendous pressure upon officers illegally for their personal gain.
After holding first position in corruption five times consecutively time has come to contain the malaise for safeguarding the honour of the nation and the ill-fated people of Bangladesh.
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