Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 203 Sat. December 18, 2004  
   
Letters to Editor


Weeding out corruption


We are all ashamed for our country has been dubbed as the most corrupt nation in the world for the fourth time. Transparency International (TI) is a Berlin-based organisation having a local chapter who are engaged in observation, interviews, and data surveys.

Japan is a homogenous society and so is Bangladesh! Japan is frequently battered by the typhoons as Bangladesh undergoes cyclones and storms. Japan is the second largest economy in the world with a trillion dollars foreign currency reserves. From 1991 to 2001, Japan underwent their longest period of recession and they spent 500 billion dollars during the said decade to overcome the recession ­- the government and opposition worked hard and finally got rid of the recession from their economic cycle.

Being internationally recognised, now we are also having a disorder cycle! To weed out corruption, the Planning Commission, Pay Commission, Chambers of Commerce & Industry and trade & professional associations should individually and collectively work to remove the anomalies and discrepancies.