TI = Transparency Internal

By Adaab, Dhaka
9 June 2004, 18:00 PM
Policies, regulations, guidelines, codes, instructions, projects and publicity are of no use in the government if the paper work is shady and non-transparent, and any document can be purchased for a price (such as fitness and clearance certificate for vehicles and other assets, a fake degree or licence).

Wherever, in a management and administrative system, there are islands of human involvement, then there is scope for corrupt practices.

The latter has now become institutionalised. The regime is not talking much about it and the public is not told about positive results on actions taken. The clever politicians and business magnates always hide the other side of the coin. What about businessmen who are politicians? No holds barred:

Then there is the indirect political intervention through the backdoors. The businessmen can buy unauthorised favour through the commission agents, to pass orders of benefit to certain vested interest.

This grey area is not being spotlighted in the parliament--it is the job of the shadow cabinet. We forget one simple precondition: all politicians come from the one and the same society: So do not point the finger so frequently: Our enemy is bad Khaslot.

Therefore the regime should plug these leakage points, otherwise launches will continue to sink and arms would be smuggled, and attacks on shrines and ambassadors would continue, and more Bangla Bhais would be nursed by the have-not politicians (the hunger of the pocket vs. the hunger of the belly).