Moral development programmes

Such projects are undertaken (all over the world) under the MRA or Moral Rearmament schemes. There is hardly any publicity on this issue. We are suffering from materialistic obesity. We badly need some mental exercises for the sake of the upcoming generation, who have to be steered away from the vicious whirlpools, as imitation of evil practices is much too easier than other forms of self-control.

See how easy it is to be trigger-happy, causing gloom and distress in other camps. Life has become so cheap in this part of the world. Then what is all this development for? Imagine the systems losses in completed projects, when the honest and innocent keep away from the limelight? There are too many vicious circles in our changing society.

The ball starts rolling (kick-off) from the political masters downwards. How to play this game without referee, without boundary conditions, and without rules and regulations?

The latter exist on paper only. Informality in public service is a danger signal for decades to come-we pay later while reaping the fruits of this labour or RI.

Our politics is imprisoned in adhocism. The public servants have stopped caring about reflective thinking. How the stock-taking is carried out at each level?

A large number of audit and inspection teams are working for generations, but the effect in Dhaka is not visible. There is no accountability in public service, regardless of the volumes of documents submitted to the authorities at regular intervals. This masterly inactivity' (to quote Churchill) is not enhancing our image.

There is a need for bi-focal administration, if not multi-focal.