Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Some of the untouchable kingpins of Bangladesh politics and related business are no longer feeling safe. The nexus in this case is that of business and politics. Most rich people tie the two up anyway and make money. But the product they utilize to do so is influence on institutions including banks that is the formal sector. It's safe and less risky. The current spate of clamp downs were of another cluster of the same kind of money makers.

The names that the RAB raids netted are of a particular kind of business. They were alleged to have neither AL/Jubo League nor Chhatra League connection. This lot use physical muscle backed by party identity to make money through criminal means.

Three kinds of business are noted. Th...