"The society should boycott the corrupt" -- that's President Abdul Hamid's curt prescription to end corruption in Bangladesh. "No man is born corrupt. Family, social and surrounding environment have the greatest impact on human life. So, corrupt people should be socially boycotted," he said at a programme on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9. The programme was organised at the city's Shilapakala Academy this morning, where Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain also delivered his speech as the special guest. Read:President signs resignation letter of Murad Hasan

The International Anti-Corruption Day is being observed in the country as elsewhere across the world on Monday to raise voice against the growing culture of corruption.