Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed believes corruption will never be eradicated unless corrupt individuals are socially rejected.

"When we were young, we rarely heard about corruption. Our fathers would avoid those who were corrupt. They would even hesitate to marry their children into those families," he said.

Speaking as the chief guest at a discussion organised by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday, the advisor also called for the building of a social movement to prevent corruption.

He said that currently, the corrupt are being rewarded. Information about corruption must come from all members of society.

According to the advisor, if politicians have goodwill, society will not decay ...