Public Service Act 2018

Disclosure of assets by state officials a much-needed step

Authorities must check corruption by government employees

Don’t reward corrupt, negligent public servants

Bangladesh needs an accountable, service-oriented administrative system

With great power comes great scrutiny. State officials aren't above it

Draft service rules raise concerns of further corruption in public sector

Can a bureaucrat-reliant ACC really be independent?

The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission

Stop protecting the corrupt

We applaud the High Court for declaring illegal Section 41 (1) of the Public Service Act, 2018, a provision that required law enforcers to get prior approval from the government or relevant agencies if they wanted to detain government officials in criminal cases – a provision that should not have been formulated in the first place.

HC questions legality of Section 42 of Public Service Act

The High Court questions the legality of Section 42 of the Public Service Act-2018, according to which a civil servant will not be dismissed for criminal offences unless they are sentenced to at least one-year imprisonment.

September 3, 2024
September 3, 2024

Disclosure of assets by state officials a much-needed step

Authorities must check corruption by government employees

June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024

Don’t reward corrupt, negligent public servants

Bangladesh needs an accountable, service-oriented administrative system

March 6, 2024
March 6, 2024

With great power comes great scrutiny. State officials aren't above it

Draft service rules raise concerns of further corruption in public sector

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Can a bureaucrat-reliant ACC really be independent?

The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission

August 26, 2022
August 26, 2022

Stop protecting the corrupt

We applaud the High Court for declaring illegal Section 41 (1) of the Public Service Act, 2018, a provision that required law enforcers to get prior approval from the government or relevant agencies if they wanted to detain government officials in criminal cases – a provision that should not have been formulated in the first place.

February 16, 2020
February 16, 2020

HC questions legality of Section 42 of Public Service Act

The High Court questions the legality of Section 42 of the Public Service Act-2018, according to which a civil servant will not be dismissed for criminal offences unless they are sentenced to at least one-year imprisonment.