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Corruption – Towards kleptocratic state capture

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Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
The list is far from complete. But the icing of the cake came, as already mentioned, in the form of reports on incredible accumulation of assets allegedly disproportionate to legal source of income by a large section of PEPs. It has only reaffirmed how brazenly office of politics, public representation and Government is taken as office of profit by abusing power.

The state structure has clearly been exposed to kelptocratic capture by those who benefit from corruption at the expense of those who would like to control it. By the end of the year, it also became clearer than ever before that one of the main factors behind the ruthless zero-sum game of power-politics with public interest and people's life, liberty, safety and security as victims is the sky-rocketing premium of winning election which makes remaining in power or going to power as indispensable as narcotic dependence. On the other hand losing power is not only perceived as being deprived of the premium, but also being exposed to higher and higher levels of risks including threats, intimidation, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, again by abuse of power.

Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
Due to this growing linkage of power politics with corruption it is indispensable to explore ways of resolving the election-centric crisis from a more comprehensive perspective of fundamental reforms to break this linkage. Failing to cope with the corruption-related risks for the future of democracy, public interest and accountable governance can be much more menacing than we have seen.

Source: Iftekharuzzaman (2014). Corruption – Towards kleptocratic state capture. The Daily Star. New Year Special-2014. Accessed from http://www.thedailystar.net/new-year-special-2014/corruption-towards-kleptocratic-state-capture-4959

ABM Nazmul Islam:
The dejected state is likely to be uphold.... as there is no sign of soothing the chimera...

habib.cse:
informative

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