Editorial
Investigating the Rajuk record
Let the corrupt be made to face justice
The government's decision to target the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) as part of its investigation into institutionalised crime is certainly welcome. Indeed, given the long trail of corruption that has for years been the norm on an individual as well as organisational scale in the country, it is the national expectation that such criminal behaviour will be inquired into. Where Rajuk is concerned, the innumerable allegations that have been levelled at its officials and employees make it imperative for the authorities to see the full investigation of its affairs through to the end. Over the years, there has been mounting evidence of a corrupt system at work in Rajuk and yet no government, for obviously shady reasons, has seen it proper to bring those who man it to task.A particular instance of how Rajuk has been rendered both ineffective and corrupt can be perceived through the politicisation that has gone into its staffing in recent years. During the period of the immediate past political government, as many as seventy two questionable appointments of officials were made in the organisation. Politics and corruption are always a bad brew and this reality has been reflected in appointments such those mentioned above. Moreover, another instance of how Rajuk has been led down the road to a bad reputation is the fact that jobs in the body are non-transferable. Such a system can only spawn an increasingly wider web of corruption. The emergence of a strong real estate sector in any society is complemented by an equally strong and of course transparent set of rules relating to its activities. Clearly, that combination has been absent in Bangladesh. The time is therefore here and now for service delivery organisations like Rajuk to be made to go through a meaningful cleansing process. Meanwhile, as inquiries into Rajuk dealings go on, it should be borne in mind by the authorities that under no circumstances should the normal flow of work at the organisation be interrupted.
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