Baharam Khan

The public administration ministry is likely to allow government employees to trade in the share market, a reversal of a decades-old rule.

The cabinet division yesterday called a meeting with all government secretaries at 4:30pm tomorrow and allegations of corruption against government officials is likely to be one of the topics of discussion.

For over two decades, laws and regulations meant for curbing corruption by government employees have been relaxed, creating scope for officials to indulge in irregularities with relative impunity.

The general cadre jobs in the civil service have become so lucrative that even medical and engineering graduates are queuing up for them, giving up careers in the two highly specialised fields.

Cyclone Remal has had a devastating impact on 20 districts, affecting 3,83,815 people and causing damages worth over Tk 7,000 crore, according to documents of the disaster management and relief ministry.

The youth and sports ministry has reinstated an official who, along with three others, was earlier dismissed on charges of embezzling Tk 11.52 crore.

Government officials recruited after July 1 next year will be incorporated in the universal pension scheme, instead of the conventional post-retirement pension benefits.

All government officials who will be recruited after July 1 next year will be incorporated in the universal pension scheme

The Cabinet has decided to relocate the Shahbagh Police Station from its present location to implement the Shadhinata Stambha project at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.

The frequency of the foreign trips taken by Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhter has sparked discussions among fellow civil servants about her last visit and what could be her next destination.

Deputy commissioners and upazila nirbahi officers are going to get 261 SUVs worth about Tk 1.46 crore each.

The crucial reforms to Bangladesh’s civil service have been stalled for 27 years, largely because of the opposition of a section of top bureaucrats and a lack of political will.

There may be a major reshuffle at the top of the civil administration, as 22 secretaries, including 10 on contractual appointments, will reach the end of their tenure by December.

The government has reduced the salary of an assistant commissioner (land) of Bogura sadar upazila for 12 months after he was found guilty of forgery.

What is the punishment for involvement in the embezzlement of Tk 7.35 crore from the government coffer?

The Public Service Commission wants to upgrade the statuses and salaries of its chairperson to that of a Supreme Court’s Appellate Division judge and its members to those of High Court judges.

The government is planning to reintroduce the Public Service Commission (PSC) for class three and four (grades 13-20) employee recruitment in order to bring fairness and pace in the process.

Just four days before his job contract expires, Kazi Washi Uddin, the outgoing secretary to the housing and public works ministry, went on an official visit to France yesterday.

The public administration ministry is pushing to relax a provision in the law that stipulates the submission of annual wealth statements every five years by public servants -- a move that can encourage corruption among the 14 lakh government employees.

More than a quarter of the 19 lakh posts in the civil administration are now vacant mainly due to the authorities’ reluctance to initiate the recruitment process.