Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- One of the great discoveries after 1971 was the road to corruption supported by impunity. Corruption is universal in Bangladesh but some are more corrupt than others. In Bangladesh it has sort of peaked. Or it's quite possible that the summit of corruption was reached long before but we didn't know so well.

With the recent discovery of the casino racket and attendant stuff we are seeing it's an all pervasive fact of life in this land. Almost anyone who has authority and power is probably dipping his/her fingers into black money making and spending. Spending where, how and on what may be the key to understand the black money game.

The new zamindars?

The situation is similar to the zamindari culture that emerged after Pe...