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Youths say no to corruption, violence against women (The Daily Star) |
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Written by Md. Saifullah-Al-Rashedi
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Monday, 24 March 2008 |
 | Singer Azam Khan, right, performs at an anti-corruption concert at Gulshan Youth Club ground in the city yesterday and a section of the audience, left. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) organised the event on the occasion of the International Women's Day. Photo: STAR |
Hundreds of youths vowed to say no to corruption and to denounce violence against women to establish a society based on parity when they thronged a concert in the city to mark the International Women's Day yesterday. The crowd rocked with drumbeats during the concert with the slogan “Wake Up People, Wake Up for Women's Rights.” |
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Written by Md. Saifullah-Al-Rashedi
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Thursday, 27 December 2007 |
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Corruption is a global phenomenon with a negative effect. It is socio-economically wasteful, politically destabilizing and destructive of governmental capacity. The economic, social and political costs of corruption are: Escalating poverty levels Corruption leads to a growing gap between the rich and the poor and deepens poverty by enriching a few at the expense of fellow citizens. Under a corrupt system, there is a concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny minority of the population. Resultantly, income distribution becomes highly skewed. Closely associated with the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few, a distorted consumption pattern, aimed at meeting the luxurious lifestyle of the urban elite, emerges. Corrosion of economic development Economic development is essential for every nation, in essence, corruption contributes to huge national debt, which may become impossible to service.
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