... more. As in most countries, corruption is not a new phenomenon in Bangladesh, and it arises from deeply rooted characteristics in the administrative and socio-political systems, which have evolved over centuries. The East India Company, which effectively seized power in Bengal in 1757, perpetuated a highly corrupt system, paying its employees sub-subsistence wages, thereby compelling them to resort to private business and extortion. Located in South Asia, Bangladesh is one of the least developed countries in the world, with an approximate per-capita income of US $350. Typical of any developing country, Bangladesh suffers from over-population, poverty, malnutrition, illiteracy and lack of resources. Similarly, Bangladesh has a backward economy, political instability, and corruption at all levels of society and government. Although Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971, it didn't begin to experience real democratic freedoms until 1991 (limited at that). The country is now run along parliamentary lines, but with low accountability ...

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