Dhaka, June 18 -- The Porimoni affair has shown how money, sex, clubbing and power all combine to produce the current Bangladesh sleaze. Many seem shocked but most are not. They are doing the proverbial "how terrible" routine but in their heart know that sleaze is as old as the birth of Bangladesh. And Dhaka is its capital. Just about every route to the top is slathered with filth but it's the most welcoming sight and smell in town. It means success is guaranteed.

Peace committee and the connection culture

Bangladesh is a peasant state and though it has grown many times in size, it remains systemically rooted in the village society. Villages are informal in nature and depend on family, bongsho, taraf and salish factions/ groups to run i...