Baharam Khan

The interim government is likely to withdraw 39 more deputy commissioners within a day or two.

New additional secretaries who have been pressing for promotion to secretaries must work for a year before they are considered for the promotion, according to a recent decision.

Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus has encouraged secretaries of all the ministries and divisions to think “outside the box” while bringing about reforms to the government’s operations.

The government has instructed all its employees to submit their wealth statements as per the existing rules.

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said government employees should regularly submit their wealth statements.

The interim government is planning to formulate an ordinance to establish a commission to ensure justice for the victims of enforced disappearances and their families.

Amid lobbying by deputy commissioners seeking transfer from their once desired post, the interim government yesterday transferred 25 of them.

The interim government yesterday removed all mayors of 12 city corporations and 1,873 public representatives at three other tiers of local government.

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

Home ministry's public security division secretary sent into forced retirement

Listens to their despair; says govt must act on it

Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday expressed deep concern after hearing the distressing accounts of families whose loved ones have gone missing at different times.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday directed top bureaucrats to find out ways to utilise the power of the young people at different tiers of the government.

Police members, who were on strike, have announced that they will end their strike.

The interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus plans to engage more student representatives to assist the advisers and make efforts to immediately improve the law and order situation.

The interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus took oath last night, four days after the resignation and departure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina amid a mass upsurge led by students.

From rural areas to the secretariat, the civil administration officials have been directionless in the absence of a government since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s departure on Monday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to hold a cabinet meeting tomorrow, days after the country went through unprecedented violence centring quota reform protests

Any disproportionate quota system usually hurts a merit-based civil service, and any kind of decision to reform the system, in place since independence, should be well thought out, experts say.

Secretaries at a meeting yesterday said some government officials facing allegations of corruption were getting promoted and posted to key positions at different ministries, divisions, and departments.