Poor people and farmers across the country have been deprived of flood relief, Covid-19 assistance, as well as agricultural incentives, reports show. They allocate part of it and sell the rest to businesses.”Various officials, it is alleged, make lists to serve their own interests. In an area with thousands of poor people in severe need, a resident complained that only a few hundred had received some form of aid. It should be our topmost priority to root out the widespread corruption that exists in the system. When it comes to Covid-19 supplies especially, a lack of scrupulousness will cost the nation dearly.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 14, 2020 20:03 UTC