Azad wants end to 'political corruption'

Dhaka, June 22 (bdnews24.com) ? After seeing the fate ('porinati') of the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) and stocks scam probe committee chief Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, no well-meaning man will ever speak against corruption, head of a top trade body has said.

"The TIB has landed in trouble after publishing a report. They have to run ('douradouri') around the High Court now," Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) president A K Azad said on Wednesday.

"After speaking against corruption, Ibrahim Khaled is in danger, too. No good man in this country will speak against corruption," he added.

Azad was speaking at a workshop, 'End to corruption and complexities to get environmental permission, and industrialisation' at a city hotel.

According to him, one month is enough to remove corruption if minister and secretary level officials want to. "But a system to keep a tab on them should also be there."

"End to corruption is not possible without removing political corruption from the country. It is seen that politicians face corruption cases when the government changes," he added.

The FBCCI president urged businessmen and members of the civil society to get united against 'political corruption'.

Chaired by International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) president Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury, director general of the Department of Environment (DoE) Monowarul Islam, IBFB media public relation and communication officer Jesmina Shanta, among others, were also present at the workshop.

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