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Head lines Promotions that caused resentment Govt ponders sop to soothe ruffled feathers Abdur Rahman Khan, The Independent The government is considering three options to end dissatisfaction among a section of senior officials who were superseded by their juniors in the recent promotions. The latest round of promotions was perceived by many as being "discriminatory and politically biased". It is alleged that more than 600 officials have lost their seniority and in many cases the eligibility conditions were ignored. It is also alleged that the promotions were made with an eye on the next general election in 2006 when the newly promoted officials will be in key positions in the administration. According to competent sources at the Prime Minister’s office and the Ministry of Establishment, the government is actively considering a proposal to reduce the number of officials serving on contract and fill the vacancies by promoted officials. There are now about 245 senior officials serving the republic on contract. Of the total strength of 47 officers in the rank of Secretary to the government, 35 are serving on contract under different ministries and autonomous organisations. As a second option, the government may promote some more official of the 1981 batch who have hitherto been left out, to soothe their ruffled feathers. Of the total of 62 administrative cadre officers of the 1981 batch, 20 were excluded from the recent promotions to the rank of Joint Secretary. Officers belonging to the 1981 batch are regarded as the best batch since they were recruited on the examination of 1600 marks. They joined government service following completion of one year training at the PATC and passing out examination of 600 marks. There are 117 officers in this batch that includes different cadres. Sending officers of the 1973 batch into forced retirement is another option to improve efficiency and to streamline the administration, the Establishment Ministry sources said. Officers of this batch are widely known as "Tofayel Cadre" as Tofayel Ahmed as Political secretary to the then Prime Minister was believed to have played a key role in their recruitment in 1973. Article 9(2) of the Public Service Act of 1974 empowers the government to retire any government servant on completion of 25 years of service. The 1973 batch officers completed their 25 years of service in 1998. Most of them were accused of being involved in "Janatar Manch" in 1996. Only last week, the government sent into retirement four Joint Secretaries and one Deputy Secretary of the 1973 batch. The government in exercise of the power under Article 9(2) of the Act has sent about 100 officials into retirement in the last 23 months. The government promoted 146 senior officials to the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary on August 27. Of them, 97 officers were made Additional Secretaries and 49 Joint Secretaries. The newly promoted officers belong to the Bangladesh Civil Service(BCS) batches of 1973, 1977 and 1979. Thirteen officers belonging to the controversial 1973 batch were, however, among the promotees. Earlier on February 10 this year, the government promoted 493 officials to the rank of Deputy Secretary. Some of them are yet to get posting due to lack of vacancy. Of the newly promoted Joint Secretaries and Additional Secretaries, many will have to continue to work in their present posts and some would be placed under the Ministry of Establishment as officers on Special Duty (OSD) since there are only 43 vacancies available for Additional Secretaries and 12 for Joint Secretaries. At least 80 officers were more lucky than their other colleagues as they served for only 13 months as Joint Secretaries before again getting promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary. Such quick promotion of so many Joint secretaries within such a short time is without precedent. The promotion was made on the basis of 100 marks, including 25 marks for academic performance, 25 for annual confidential report (ACR) of last five years and another 30 marks for the ACR of the previous five years of service. Against the background of mounting criticism about the recent promotions, officers are again discussing the need for examination system to qualify for promotion to the senior ranks above Deputy Secretary. It was a popular demand in 1997 when government officers waged a movement for promotion. 5000 govt posts to be filled thru’ special BCS exam ATAUL GANI SUMON, The Independent A special 25th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will he held soon to fill up about five thousands vacant posts in different professions including teachers, doctors and engineers. Meanwhile, the written tests of the ongoing 24th BCS examination is likely to be held on December this year, sources at the Public service Commission (PSC) said. Sources said Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia recently in a high level review meeting on the activities of different ministries and departments asked the concerned authorities to make all necessary arrangements to hold the special BCS examination to fill up the vacant posts. According to sources, there are about 12,500 posts of teachers in 265 government colleges, Teachers Training Colleges and Alia Maddrasas in the country. But about four thousands posts of teachers in these educational institutions remained vacant due to many reasons. Moreover, more than one thousand posts of teachers in these institutions would fall vacant soon when the teachers would go on retirement by the end of this year. After getting the PM’s directives, the Education Ministry, PSC and the concerned authorities became active with the necessary arrangements for the examination. The Education Ministry meanwhile has declared that initially about five thousands posts are lying vacant in the 265 educational institutions in the country, sources said. But the number of posts would increase when another one thousand teachers would go on retirement by the end of this year, sources added. On receipt of the recommendation from the Education Ministry to fill up the vacant posts, the Establishment Ministry will send a proposal to the PSC to appoint fresh teachers through the 25th special BCS examination. When contacted one of the officials at the PSC seeking anonymity said that the commission did not get any request from the Establishment Ministry in this regard as yet. Meanwhile, other sources said that the government wants to remove the resentment of students caused by the leak out of the question paper of the preliminary test of the 24th BCS examination held on August 8. ‘They want to keep the students busy and turn them away from joining any kind of movement against the PSC’ one of the students of Dhaka University said preferring anonymity. ‘For this the PSC has also published the result of the preliminary test within ten days –– a record in the history of the publication of the BCS preliminary result’ he said adding that now the government wants to hold another examination to keep the students busy with their preparations. However, according to sources the PSC’s move to fill up the five thousands vacant posts in different professions might be the highest number of appointment programme through the BCS examination ever. Earlier, the PSC took the initiative to fill up some 4,540 vacant posts through the on going 24th BCS examination. Meanwhile, sources at the PSC said that the written test of the 24th BCS examination would be held in the first week of December. ‘It is quite impossible for us to arrange the test before December because we cannot get enough centres for taking the compulsory five subjects in a row’ sources added. ‘However in December we would get the service of schools as examination centres when those would be on vacation’ they further added. Khosru to sum up strategy for Cancun meet Staff Reporter, The Independent Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury will spell out the country’s strategy for the Cancun Ministerial Meeting today at a seminar at the Conference Lounge of the National Press Club in the city. Media Initiative for Fair Trade (MIFT) in collaboration with INCIDIN Bangladesh has organised the seminar on Cancun Meeting: LDCs Expectations. Newly-elected President of the Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Abdul Awal Mintoo, Editor of the Financial Express Moazzem Hossain and President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Quazi Moniruzzaman will attend the seminar as special guests to be chaired by Convener of MIFT Jamal Uddin. Executive Director of INCIDIN Bangladesh AKM Masud Ali will present the key-note paper while Member Secretary of MIFT AZM Anas will deliver the inaugural speech. Designated discussants include Political and Economic Officer of the Delegation of the European Commission to Bangladesh Zillul Hye Razi, Country Programme Manager of Oxfam GB Farid Hasan Ahmed, Regional Media and Advocacy Coordinator Mona Laczo and President of Internet Service Providers Association Akhtaruzzaman Manju. The Minister is going to lead a 17-member Bangladesh negotiation team at the crucial meeting of 146-member global body set to kick off on September 10 in the Mexican resort city. The Bangladesh team leaves Dhaka for Cancun on Sunday. |
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