If the government had implemented stricter anti-corruption laws years ago, many public officials like Motiur ______________ from engaging in illegal activities, significantly reducing the level of corruption in the country.

• শূন্যস্থানে সঠিক উত্তর হবে - would have been deterred.
• Complete sentence: If the government had implemented stricter anti-corruption laws years ago, many public officials like Motiur would have been deterred from engaging in illegal activities, significantly reducing the level of corruption in the country.

• বাক্যটি মূলত perfect conditional/3rd conditional এর উদাহরণ।
• 3rd Conditional এর নিয়মানুযায়ী,

- If-এর পর Past Perfect Tense থাকলে পরবর্তী Sentence টিতে Past Perfect Conditional বসে।
- অর্থাৎ, would have/could have + verb-এর Past Participle form হয়।

• Structure: If + Past Perfect Tense (had + verb এর past participle form) + would have/could have + verb-এর Past Participle form.
- আর যদি বাক্যটি passive sense প্রকাশ করে তবে - If + had been + Verb এর past participle form হয়।
Example:
- If you had come, I would have gone there.
- What would have happened if the train had been missed?

• deter (verb)
Bangla Meaning: নিরুৎসাহিত করা; বাধা দেওয়া।
- deter এর past participle form deterred.