public administration reform commission

Corruption pervades every level of admin

Says reform commission report, identifies politicisation as key reason for decline in efficiency

We need a pro-citizen public administration

Public servants should aim to serve, not rule, citizens

2 out 3 think civil servants behave like rulers

Over half the people say bribes are the only way to get the job done at govt offices

To streamline recruitment / Reform commission proposes separate PSC for health

The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed renaming the BCS (Health) cadre as the Bangladesh Health Service, alongside the establishment of a separate Public Service Commission (Health) to oversee recruitment, promotions, and related activities. 

Civil service 2.0: A prototype for reform

Although a lot can be said about the civil service obsession of the people in general, it is one of the guaranteed pathways towards upward mobility in Bangladesh.

Bureaucrats busy feuding over perks

After the administration reform commission recently revealed recommendations it was considering, protests by officials of the admin and 25 other cadres have significantly intensified, affecting their work.

Admin cadre officials give 48-hour ultimatum to remove reform commission chair

ABM Sattar, president of the organisation, warned that if the commission chairman did not resign, they know "how to implement it"

Civil service unrest over reform proposals is unacceptable

Disgruntled officers must help in the administrative reform process

February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025

Corruption pervades every level of admin

Says reform commission report, identifies politicisation as key reason for decline in efficiency

February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025

We need a pro-citizen public administration

Public servants should aim to serve, not rule, citizens

February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025

2 out 3 think civil servants behave like rulers

Over half the people say bribes are the only way to get the job done at govt offices

February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025

Reform commission proposes separate PSC for health

The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed renaming the BCS (Health) cadre as the Bangladesh Health Service, alongside the establishment of a separate Public Service Commission (Health) to oversee recruitment, promotions, and related activities. 

February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025

Civil service 2.0: A prototype for reform

Although a lot can be said about the civil service obsession of the people in general, it is one of the guaranteed pathways towards upward mobility in Bangladesh.

December 26, 2024
December 26, 2024

Bureaucrats busy feuding over perks

After the administration reform commission recently revealed recommendations it was considering, protests by officials of the admin and 25 other cadres have significantly intensified, affecting their work.

December 25, 2024
December 25, 2024

Admin cadre officials give 48-hour ultimatum to remove reform commission chair

ABM Sattar, president of the organisation, warned that if the commission chairman did not resign, they know "how to implement it"

December 25, 2024
December 25, 2024

Civil service unrest over reform proposals is unacceptable

Disgruntled officers must help in the administrative reform process