The government last night promulgated an ordinance redefining the term “freedom fighter” (Bir Muktijoddha) and introducing three new categories.
New public service ordinance contains many linguistic and legal flaws
Say high-level meeting sources; Secretariat employees suspend protests for today
Protests swept through the government’s administrative core yesterday as employees from different ministries and divisions demonstrated for the third consecutive day inside the Secretariat, demanding the withdrawal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.
The Advisory Council has decided to abolish a provision of the Public Service Act, 2018, which allows the government to send public servants into forced retirement after 25 years of service.
The Advisory Council has rejected the Liberation War affairs ministry’s proposal to amend the definition of “freedom fighter” and instructed the ministry to submit a revised proposal in its draft ordinance, according to council sources.
The government yesterday approved an ordinance to ensure employment, training, housing, medical care, and low-interest loans for those injured in the July uprising and families of those who were killed.
The legal expert committee of the Cabinet Division has opposed the Liberation War affairs ministry’s proposal to redefine the term “freedom fighter,” saying legal and hierarchical complications may arise from it.
With the interim government having completed its first six months in office, all eyes are now on the series of dialogues with political parties to reach a consensus on reforms to be carried out.
The government has decided to take disciplinary action against 110 to 120 officials, including former deputy commissioners (DCs) and divisional commissioners still in service, who played significant roles in the engineered elections during the Awami League’s rule.
Deputy commissioners yesterday proposed clipping the authority of local representatives while expanding their own administrative powers in various sectors.
At least two DCs have sent proposals to the cabinet division ahead of the Deputy Commissioners’ (DC) Conference today seeking full control over superintendents of police (SP) and officers-in-charge (OC).
Says reform commission report, identifies politicisation as key reason for decline in efficiency
The Public Administrative Reform Commission is set to propose declaring Cumilla and Faridpur as divisions and reducing the sizes of Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.
The Public Administration Reform Commission is likely to recommend abolishing the zila parishad and strengthening the upazila parishad.
The Police Headquarters has recommended suspending the recruitment process for all 310 police cadre posts from the 44th to 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
Nahid Islam, adviser to the interim government, spoke with The Daily Star on the nation's key challenges and the way forward.
For government employees, voluntary retirement with pension benefits currently requires 25 years of service. The Public Administration Reform Commission is set to recommend lowering the requirement to 15 years.
