No doubt, people never witnessed an anti-corruption drive on such a scale.

As expatriate Bangladeshis, we felt ashamed of our country being consistently ranked as the most corrupt country in the world. While we had a general feeling that corruption is prevalent in our socio-economic system, we were amazed by the magnitude and nature of the corrupt practices by public officials and politicians as unearthed in the recent weeks. The chief conservator of forests who was mandated to 'conserve' forest resources, has virtually fueled the high rate of deforestation in the country and made fortunes in the process. The home minister, who took oath to protect the law and order in the country, was himself engaged in criminal activities of extreme nature.

While corrupt forest officials ('woodpeckers'!) are being brought to justice, little is heard about the government's attempts to catch corrupt officials in other government departments.

Hope the long hand of law will not get stuck only catching those corrupt 'wood-peckers', but will also chase the corrupt big guns of other government departments and segments of society.