Baharam Khan

A large number of field-level administration officials are dissatisfied with the Election Commission’s instructions for the transfer of all upazila nirbahi officers and officers-in-charge of police stations ahead of the national election, several officials said.

All the three technocrat ministers resigned yesterday to make the election-time cabinet smaller.

As the schedule of the 12th national election is likely to be announced today, many wonder what the polls-time government will look like.

The BNP-Jamaat led blockade has caused uncertainty for over 2 lakh government job seekers, affecting recruitment tests at 10 state-owned banks and financial institutions, along with the Power Development Board. 

The Election Commission has written to the BNP and other registered political parties, inviting them to take part in talks that will be held on November 4, said sources.

Giving in to the demand of police, the government is going to approve the creation of 365 supernumerary posts at the upper ranks of police ahead of the next national polls.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at yesterday’s cabinet meeting said a few companies are taking up work beyond their capacities.

The government is going to hold a massive gathering of imams in Dhaka at the end of this month, just days before the announcement of the election schedule.

At a time when the government has undertaken austerity measures to reduce public spending, it is going to purchase 261 Sport Utility Vehicles for deputy commissioners and Upazila Nirbahi Officers ahead of the national election.