Advisers, secretaries flouting foreign travel rules
CA upset over repeated violations; officials urged to follow directives ahead of election
23 October 2025, 06:24 AM
SC Secretariat Ordinance: Judges may hold executive posts
Cabinet Division officials say it’s double standards
22 October 2025, 21:57 PM
Shielding personal data: Govt brings big tech under local courts’ purview
The Advisory Council yesterday approved the Personal Data Protection Ordinance, 2025, making social media platforms and foreign and local tech companies answerable to the courts of Bangladesh regarding the handling of restricted personal data and confidential personal data of Bangladeshi citizens.
9 October 2025, 18:21 PM
News Analysis / Public admin adrift amid leadership vacuum
For the first time in two decades, the public administration ministry has been running without a secretary for more than two weeks.
8 October 2025, 18:08 PM
Daria-i-Noor, ‘sister’ to Koh-i-Noor, awaits first light in 117yrs
For over a century, one of the world’s most legendary gemstones has remained hidden -- locked in silence, shrouded in myth, and cloaked in official secrecy.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Daria-i-Noor, ‘sister’ to Koh-i-Noor, awaits first light in 117 years
Committee to inspect legendary diamond mortgaged by Nawab Salimullah in 1908
8 October 2025, 15:06 PM
Appointment of public administration secretary: What’s taking so long?
Who will be the next secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration?
6 October 2025, 08:58 AM
Civil service: Govt mulls hiring experts from outside
The move has sparked resentment among young civil service officers, though no one is willing to speak on the record.
28 September 2025, 18:33 PM
UP chairmen’s absence: People suffer amid service disruptions
The situation worsened after the launch of "Operation Devil Hunt" in early February
27 April 2025, 18:21 PM
Supernumerary promotion: Civil bureaucracy burdened with top-tier posts
The civil administration appears to be weighed down by excessive appointments of top-tier officials beyond sanctioned posts, a contentious practice known as supernumerary promotion.
25 April 2025, 18:05 PM
Disrupting office work: Govt employees can be punished within 8 days
The interim government has moved to amend the Government Service Act-2018 to allow swift disciplinary action against its employees who will be found guilty of disrupting official activities.
23 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Govt to expedite hiring of 40,000 for public sector
The government has decided to expedite the recruitment of 6,000 doctors, 30,000 assistant primary teachers, and 3,500 nurses to urgently address the rising number of vacancies in key public sector positions.
20 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Appointment eludes them despite PSC nod
Ferdous Islam was overjoyed when he was recommended for the education cadre in the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service exam.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Ration for Secretariat staff recommended
The Ministry of Food has recommended ration facilities for Secretariat employees, triggering dissatisfaction among the government staff in other offices and agencies.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Bureaucracy falters without clear direction
While expectations were high for dynamic governance under this government, the bureaucracy is badly in need of vital changes that remain stalled.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Women’s leadership in admin on the rise
The presence of women in key administrative positions is increasing, with a growing number of female officers taking on leadership roles in field administration.
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Women’s leadership in administration on the rise
18 female DCs, 158 UNOs, and 14 Secretaries leading the way
8 March 2025, 08:24 AM
141 ex-DCs now in govt crosshairs
The government yesterday forced 22 more officials into retirement, raising the number of disciplined bureaucrats to 67 for their questionable role as deputy commissioners in the 2014 and 2018 sham elections under the Awami League regime.
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM
DC Conference-2025: Focus on law and order, price hike, and polls
Deputy commissioners yesterday returned to work following the DC Conference-2025 with some key instructions from the government: maintain law and order; prevent corruption; curb price hike of essentials during Ramadan; and prepare for the upcoming national election.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Election schedule likely by Oct
With the interim government having completed its first six months in office, all eyes are now on the series of dialogues with political parties to reach a consensus on reforms to be carried out.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Role in rigged polls’: Govt going after officials involved
The government has decided to take disciplinary action against 110 to 120 officials, including former deputy commissioners (DCs) and divisional commissioners still in service, who played significant roles in the engineered elections during the Awami League’s rule.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
DC conference-2025: DCs push to override local reps’ powers
Deputy commissioners yesterday proposed clipping the authority of local representatives while expanding their own administrative powers in various sectors.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
DCs pushing for greater control over police
At least two DCs have sent proposals to the cabinet division ahead of the Deputy Commissioners’ (DC) Conference today seeking full control over superintendents of police (SP) and officers-in-charge (OC).
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Corruption pervades every level of admin
Says reform commission report, identifies politicisation as key reason for decline in efficiency
10 February 2025, 19:20 PM
Size of Dhaka, Ctg divisions should be reduced
The Public Administrative Reform Commission is set to propose declaring Cumilla and Faridpur as divisions and reducing the sizes of Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.
4 February 2025, 21:15 PM
Administration reforms: Zila parishad’s abolition may be proposed
The Public Administration Reform Commission is likely to recommend abolishing the zila parishad and strengthening the upazila parishad.
3 February 2025, 18:08 PM
44th-47th BCS exams: PHQ for halting recruitment to 310 police posts
The Police Headquarters has recommended suspending the recruitment process for all 310 police cadre posts from the 44th to 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM
‘No room for politics under AL name, ideology’
Nahid Islam, adviser to the interim government, spoke with The Daily Star on the nation's key challenges and the way forward.
1 February 2025, 19:24 PM