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Holiday declared on April 3, notification issued
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification declaring a public holiday on Thursday (April 3) through an executive order, before the weekly holiday, following Eid ul-Fitr. In a notification issued today (March 23), the Ministry of Public Administration said that the government has...
196 deputy secretaries become joint secretaries
The government on Thursday promoted 196 deputy secretaries to the position of joint secretary, reports TBS. The Ministry of Public Administration (MoPA) issued a notification in this regard. Following the promotion, they have been designated as Officers on Special Duty (OSD) under the...
Seven additional secretaries promoted to secretaries
The government on Tuesday has promoted seven additional secretaries to the rank of secretary. The Ministry of Public Administration issued an order in this regard signed by its Deputy Secretary Jamila Shabnam. The newly promoted secretaries are -- Additional Secretary of Public Administration...
Govt reschedules office timing for Ramadan
The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous organizations, reports UNB. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday. There...
Wife of former Public Administration Minister Farhad arrested
Police have confirmed the arrest of Syeda Monalisa Islam, the wife of former Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, reports UNB. Law enforcement officials carried out a raid at a residence in Eskaton, Dhaka, and took her into custody, confirmed Sheikh Mejbah Uddin, the Officer-in-Charge...
Reform commission proposes fewer ministries for better governance
The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed reducing the number of ministries and divisions to 25 and 40 respectively, aiming to ensure better governance, reports UNB. Public Administration Reform Commission chief Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury and his team, along with Judiciary Reform...
Commission to recommend replacing word ‘cadre’ with ‘service’
The Public Administration Reform Commission is going to make more than 200 recommendations, including the removal of word cadre in BCS in future. Several members of the commission confirmed this matter to Bangladesh Pratidin that there is also a proposal to reduce the number of cadre. The...