Bangladesh Secretariat

Opinion / The case of disgruntled DC aspirants

Restoring law and order hinges on the effectiveness of field administration where the DCs play a crucial role as the highest-ranking officials at the district level.

Anger over DC posts: Deputy secretaries scuffle inside Secretariat

In an unprecedented scene, Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday witnessed a fistfight among a section of public administration ministry officials over the appointment of 59 deputy commissioners in the last two days.

Civil admin still on edge

Chaotic is what best describes the days at the secretariat after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government of 15 years on August 5.

Secretariat offices start at 8am as per new work hours

Office activities at the secretariat begun at 8:00 this morning as part of government’s new schedule in order to save electricity.

Quader returns to work Sunday

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is to join his ministry office on Sunday following his return from Singapore where he was under treatment for two months and 11 days.

Workers work without safety gear at Secretariat

It is the heart of Bangladesh’s administration where The Daily Star found blatant ignorance of safety of human lives.

SC lawyer sends legal notice for not holding cabinet meeting at Secretariat

A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to the cabinet secretary requesting him not to hold the cabinet meeting at Secretariat saying that the prime minister’s movement for this meeting creates traffic jam in the city.

85 promoted to additional secys

The government promotes 85 joint secretaries to the rank of additional secretaries, who were deprived of promotion in the last several years.

Labourer killed as truck hits him in Secretariat

A labourer is killed after a truck hits him while working inside the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka.

November 3, 2015
November 3, 2015

Salary of govt staff as per new pay scale from Jan 1

The government employees may draw their salary as per the new pay scale from January 1 next year which has been made effective from July1 this year, finance minister AMA Muhith says.

June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

Garo woman gang-rape: Cops foil Secretariat besiege move

Police bar a procession when it was going to besiege home ministry at Bangladesh Secretariat demanding maximum punishment for those who gang-raped a Garo woman on May 21.

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