Corruption In Bangladesh...

In our recent political history. corruption has become a buzzword due to its all-pervasive extstence In ouur public sectors and even in private organizations. Corruption has always been a constant In omenon in our country. But recent drives against corruption and a huge public consctence Pd consciousness against it have given it a new momentum. Bangladesh has been branded as the nst corrupt country in the world for consecutive four years by Transparency International. So, local and international pressure and call have created an urgency to fight and curb corruptión in Bangladesh. Corruption can be defined in simple term as unethical and unfair practice or means to draw any ofit or benefit that goes against law and harms others' interest. In broad terms, corruption includes abuse of power,distortion of standard practices and principles, bribery, favouritism, extortion, fraudulence, deception and illegal practices whereby a person or group draw personal benefit damaging others or country's interest. In our country corruption has been so rampant that it has become a malter of fact common affair. No govt, service or work could be done or is available without corruption. Corruption is a social evil. Moral degradation and ethical decadence is the main cause of corruption. People's unscrupulous activities, avarice and greed to amass wealth, materialistic attitude of life-all these breed corruption. Besides these personal reasons there are some social causes of corruption. Capitalistic economic system, inequal distribution of wealth, excessive gap between wealth and poverty, economic insolvency, high living cost, unemployment etc. are the social and economic causes of corruption. Adding to this poor administrative system of govt. and lack of law and order in society also contribute to spreading corruption. Corruption has entered each and every core of our administration, public governance, office and organisation. In a poor and underdeveloped country like Bangladesh the effects of corruption in economy and in politics are very devastating. If govt. officials are corrupt, people do not get good service from them. If politicians and policy-makers are corrupt, it affects and retards country's overall development. By doing corruption, a section of powerful people amass huge wealth and lead a very carefree and luxurious life. This creates social gap and discrimination. Administrative and nstitutional corruption creates depression and grievances among people. Corruption in education system lowers down standard of education. All these personal and corporate or institutional corruption seriously harms the image of the country, causes social and political instability. increases economic and social crimes and also discrimination and disorder in the society. These, in uhe long run hamper social and economic development of the country. Study shows that corruption Is responsible for about 2% of GDP decrease and about 40% of our development budget is either misused or wasted due to corruption.