Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The last two weeks have been surreal with no idea what is going on. Almost unheard of events have happened and no one is sure who is chasing whom. The arrest of casino owners, sports officials, politicians known for muscle lending etc. and contractors who may have bribed almost everyone who deserves to be bribed in the Bangladesh construction world has made everyone wonder what exactly the scene is.

Coming as it does after 2 decades of insisting by everyone concerned that the ruling party Awami League is the cleanest party in town and corruption is BNP's monopoly, this is a shock. It's not like this is the theft of a wallet but billions of taka that is being talked about. The why? How much? Why now? And What? - are endl...