It is really unprecedented in our country. It seems now that none is above the law!

Time has come to bring corrupt politicians and businessmen to book.

It is highly appreciated that the present "caretaker government" in its clean up process is arresting corrupt politicians, business people and criminals etc. My concern is whether they are being arrested on the basis of genuine charges and legal process. Will the caretaker government be able to try and punish all of them or will most of them come out through the legal process? I do not know why they had taken up such a gigantic task in such a short time. Should not the combined forces and the Anti-Corruption Commission concentrate on those main culprits who had looted the wealth of our people during the recent past two governments? People want to see them tried first in a special tribunal so that examples could be set for those who shall govern in future. Why waste time to catch the small fries and divert the attention of the people from those criminals? If the main ones are punished, charges against others could be brought gradually.

Why equate someone who stole a piece of bread with someone who stole a diamond?
A Bangladeshi living in Australia, On e-mail

It took our armed forces to take the initiative to arrest those corrupt politicians and businessman who had plundered the nation during the last 5 years of BNP rule. Laws should be enacted that those who are found guilty of graft are barred for life from participating in any parliamentary election. This will set an example to dissuade those in the future who donate crores to the political parties during the election, only to get a hefty return once that party is in power.

Furthermore, government officials should also be tried for supporting and collaborating with the corrupt ministers for their own sinful gains at the expense of the poor people of the country. Only in this way can Bangladesh once again hold its head high among the civilised countries of the world. Or else, we will have nothing tangible left to offer to our future generations.
Z. Hussain, On e-mail

With the present caretaker government taking over, the drives against corruption and the corrupt have manifested the bare truth that our previous governments, elected or otherwise, ruled ruthlessly playing foul with the hopes and aspirations of the liberated land that culminated in the present state of collapse in almost all sectors of the administration and social life. We've so far witnessed, to our utter shock , that crooked politicians, bureaucrats and the businessmen have caused enormous damage to the country.

With the emergence of this CTG and its relentless fight against the deep-rooted ills in the country, we discern the ray of hope at the end of the tunnel, and thus we renew our faith in ourselves.
Rafiqul Islam Rime, Agrabad, Chittagong