Reward and punishment
Md Abad, Dhaka
Corrupt practices (graft, nepotism, rackets, commissions, threats, terrorism, godfatherism and a host of related malpractice's) in the public services (Bureaucracy, politics, and the infected business world) is holding up Bangladesh from taking off as a developing country. The development budgets have two main serious weaknesses: the utilization factor is low, and the QC (quality control) is poor. This creates a thriving market of black money, operating in many grey areas. The authorities are aware of it, but part of this team is also corrupt, directly or indirectly.There is a quick fix: reward and punishment. This area has to be reviewed and updated, to suit the current market conditions (moral, mental, economic, financial), and the trend of operations and styles. A low per capita income encourages temptation and corrupt practices. Since the mentors, operators and victims come from the same society, it is not an easy task to create watertight compartments for enforcing regulatory measures. We are not lacking in paper work, but the proof of the pudding lies in the eating. The whole social environment has to be changed. Incremental success is of no use, as viruses multiply, fast, and it is frustrating when cooperation is not available quickly in a tainted system. How to be strict, and practical? Prosecution and punishment have to be 100 per cent, without bias. The other side of the coin is reward in recognition. Dragging cases to the court is all right if justice is quick and deterrent. But the separation of the judiciary is hanging fire for decades; for reasons which are not mysterious. No use quoting the proverb "Where there is a will, there is a way." There are bifurcated wills, thanks to political autonomy! Truncated parliament cannot offer solutions. We are united in diversity! No point in going deeper than this introduction. The ball is in the court of the governors.
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