Political Corruption in Bangladesh

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Political Corruption in Bangladesh

In this paper I will explain how corruption in Bangladesh works, shedding light on a practice that has long kept most people wondering about who is on whose payroll and who owes whom for what. In order to do this without confusing anyone first I will explain a little about the country of Bangladesh. Next I will define corruption and explain the forms it takes, as well as why certain individuals choose to practice corruption. Finally the paper will obviously talk about corruption in Bangladeshi government and business.

Bangladesh emerged as its own country in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan (The World Fact Book). This double union emerged in 1947 (The Roots). The two regions separated by one thousand miles did not see eye to eye on many issues, thus resulting in the split in 1971. Bangladesh is a very poor country with a lot of poverty. Approximately one third of the country floods annually which doesn’t help out matters (The World Fact Book). Nada explains that Bangladesh, “is surrounded by India with a slight brush with Burma to the southeast, and it ranks third among countries in South Asia, following India and Pakistan” (Shrestha, Nanda).

(Anglican Communion)

The country is 144,000 square kilometers (slightly smaller than Iowa) to give you an idea on how small this country is and heavily crowded with a population of 138,448,210. Most Bengalis are very religious with 84 % Muslim, and 16% Hindu. Economically despite efforts to improve prospects, Bangladesh remains a poor, overpopulated, and as my thesis will state an ill governed nation. According to the world fact book, “nearly two-thirds of Bangladeshis are employed in agriculture, with ri...

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The Roots, (Nov. 6, 2003) University of Texas Online; ©1998

http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/bangla/bangladeshm.html

Theobald, R. (1990). Corruption Development and Underdevelopment. London: Macmillan.

Tilman, R.O. (1970). "Black Market Bureaucracy" in A.J. Heidenheimer ed. Political Corruption: Readings in Comparative Analysis. New York: Holt, Renehart and Winston.

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