Revenge of the innocents
SOME of the rich and famous in Bangladesh emerged from hiding this week to appeal for bail at the high court. They are the latest victims of the crash of the Dhaka stock exchange, where thousands of small and first-time investors lost their shirts. They may not be the last.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Revenge of the innocents”
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