Is there a way for Bangladesh to move out of forgery, and replenish its tarnished image? All of our institutions, starting from politics through government, education, and other once-revered bodies are dominated by deceit and crookery. Naturally, they also learn that the art of survival is living or compromising with this fraud. We need institutions free from political manipulation that people can have faith in and see results. Ziauddin Choudhury has worked in the higher civil service of Bangladesh early in his career, and later for the World Bank in the US.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 07, 2026 03:36 UTC