Comments on news report

“Corruption and the admirable jurisprudence,” published on October 18, 2014

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To me it appears that our bureaucrats' arrogance far exceeds that of our politicians'. Politicians sometimes, particularly at election time show a little bit respect to the common people but bureaucrats never.

Rahman Mostafiz
The bureaucrats having skill and power can manipulate everything that they have under their jurisdisction; whereas the political leaders have power but don't know how to use it because of lack of intelligence. So, politicians are always dependent on bureaucrats because they lack academic as well as official knowledge. Only a few politicians are different who possess some sort of knowledge far better than that of the giant bureaucrats.

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“Law minister for changes to constitution” (Oct. 20, 2014)

Prof. M. Hoque
There should not be any clemency for a war criminal. Remember, about 3 million people have given their lives to win our independence. It is a shame that we are still fiddling with the “files” of the war criminals! Is it not time that we sent them to the dungeon where they belong? I was 34 years old when I joined the liberation movement, and now I am 78; the war criminals are roaming on the street and some of them are even in the higher echelon of power. It is a double shame that it is happening when the country is being ruled by the party whose leader is the daughter of the Father of the Nation.

M. Emad
War criminals and their masters are the most evil creatures in the thousand years' history of Bangladesh. There should be constitutional provision so that the convicted war criminals cannot get president's clemency in the future.

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“Over 200 trips for 'pleasure'” (Oct. 20, 2014)

S. M. Iftekhar Ahmed
Kudos to The Daily Star for exposing such wasteful practices. This is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Public funds are being wasted for the selfish interests of some corrupt officials not only from Rajuk, but other government organisations as well, thanks to their lack of accountability. This has to end now.