Important secretaries are not coming to the office because of 'fear'

Important secretaries are not coming to the office because of 'fear'

own reporter, morenewsbd
own reporter, morenewsbd

Published: 08:19 7 August 2024

Even on the third day of the fall of the government, secretaries of important ministries and departments are not coming to the office because of 'fear'. In their absence subordinate officers and employees are not getting any guidance. As a result, there has been a kind of stagnation in the activities of these ministries and departments.

Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister and left the country after noon on Monday (July 5) in the face of student protests. Members of his cabinet are now on the run. Many of their houses have been burnt. The secretaries are also in panic about this.
On Wednesday (July 7) in the morning, Cabinet Secretary Md. Going to Mahbub Hossain's office, it is seen that he is not there, his room is also closed. Cabinet Secretary is the top official of public administration.
India's future in Bangladesh is uncertain after the fall of Hasina. The employees of his office said that he did not come to the secretariat for the last two days after the fall of the government. Employees do not even know the reason for not coming.
The same picture can be seen in the Ministry of Public Administration. The senior secretary of this ministry Mohammad Mezbah Uddin is not working for two days.
Two secretaries in two departments of the Ministry of Home Affairs. None of them were found in the office. Meanwhile, the Secretary of Public Security Department. Jahangir Alam has been absent from his office for two days. Senior Secretary of Security Services Department. Mashiur Rahman came to the office yesterday but did not come today, said the employees of his office.
Secretary of Law and Justice Department of the Ministry of Law. Golam Sarwar and Secretary of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department (on routine duty). Hafiz Ahmed Chowdhury has been in office for two days. However, Agriculture Ministry Secretary Wahida Akhter is not working for two days.
Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Humayun Kabir Khondkar, Secretary of Disaster Management and Relief Ministry. Kamrul Hasan, Secretary of the Ministry of Food. Ismail Hossain is also working these two days. Secretary of the Ministry of Land. Khalilur Rahman came to the office yesterday but did not come today.
An official of a ministry located in the secretariat told Dhaka Post that the secretaries run the ministry together with the ministers. Angry people are burning the houses of ministers after the fall of the government. Secretaries are also afraid of this issue. That's why many people don't come to office.
Another ministry official told Dhaka Post that the minister's post is vacant after the fall of the government. Many secretaries are not working. In this situation, there has been a kind of stagnation in the activities of the ministries and departments.

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