Even notorious Rajuk, the approving body for construction of homes and apartments, is becoming stricter, although loopholes for graft still remain. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had pleaded with public sector employees to desist from corruption. He threatened to turn these pleas into action when it turned out that many around him were just as guilty. Public servants must justify their means of owning homes and flats as well as funding children’s education abroad as equally as private citizens and private sector employees. For some time now, reports have been flying around of intelligence agencies having presented lists of individuals and groups that have accusations of various misdeeds, including corruption against them.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 16, 2020 17:37 UTC