Shrinking of cabinet

We think it is a very sensible idea, especially in the present context when a big cabinet like the one we have now, has not been able to deliver anything positive at all, which reinforces our belief that size has no correlation or even an inverse correlation, with efficiency.

Whether such a big cabinet is necessary is a pertinent question. Also, can the government deny that the huge amount of money being spent on the cabinet each year has only increased the pressure on our economy? There were criticisms when Prime Minister Khaleda Zia announced her team of sixty ministers in 2001, and, as the days, months and years went by, it became clear that the decision was not very wise. In fact, it wouldn't be wrong to say that the gigantic size of the cabinet could be one of the main reasons for the government not working well.

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It's time the PM did some serious thinking on the matter. The proposal to shrink the cabinet in proportion to the number of seats in the parliament could be the much-needed lead for the rethinking. Not just Bangladesh, big cabinets in other countries have also not been able to perform well. We hope good sense will prevail upon the government and the issue will be discussed thoroughly both inside and outside the House.