Dhaka, Jan. 17 -- The kind of laxity and lassitude shown to economic criminals are at odds with the principles of modern state management. It's very strange to learn almost every day at the large scale theft carried out by white collar criminals who then disappear either behind protection or go abroad. Authorities are seemingly unable to do anything to prevent such theft or robbery and the public are left bemused with such incidents reported regularly.

These incidents are increasingly becoming part of a state system that either is unable to prevent such criminality or doesn't wish to. This doesn't have political implications in a post political society we seem to be entering but is increasingly putting a question mark on the nature of th...