Dhaka, July 10 -- One wonders how a corruption meter similar to the infection meter, recovery and death rate counting would be like. After all, the rate of infection would be horribly less compared to the rate of corruption infection in Bangladesh. Almost as soon as Covid-19 hit Bangladesh, so did related corruption. Accusations were made that the first batch of returnees many carrying infection passed through the airport check points by greasing palms.

The same happened when they were held in quarantine. The result was no restrictions on movement and soon the first few newly infected were noted. Over time that has become social and Bangladesh is in the throes of an epidemic it hopes it can control but can't be sure. Now natural factors ...