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Promotion of BAEC officials

12 September 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By A scientific officer Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
12 September 2005, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) is, no doubt, an elite research organisation of the country. And I am proud to be part of this organisation. But I become frustrated when I see that the Commission issues some controversial administrative orders, which have a great bearing on the future of the Scientific Officers. It is discouraging to see that the Commission's order does not comply with its service rules and its employees are not equal in its eyes. The BAEC office order No 125/2005 (dated 28-02-2005) declares, among others, promotion of Scientific Officers to Senior Scientific Officers. Unfortunately there are some irregularities in the order but I will point out only two of them.

1. Junior officers have been promoted, despite the seniors being better qualified.

2. Only two Scientific Officers, who are on study leave among many others, have been promoted.

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If the Commission takes the stand not to promote the officers who are on study leave right at the moment, why does the Commission takes the self contradictory decision giving promotion to only two of them? To the best of my knowledge not less than 15 Scientific Officers, who deserve promotion, are on study leave presently and working for their Doctoral Research with good reputation in various countries of the world. In short, these two 'Lucky Officers', (I congratulate them on their due promotion), who got promotion despite being on study leave, and the 'Deprived Officers' hold the identical GO (Government Order) by which study leave with full benefit of the service is granted by the Commission. And these two 'Lucky Officers' and the 'Deprived Officers' had to sign the identical security bonds and submit to the Commission prior to getting the study leave as part of ensuring their return to the office after the completion of study. The Commission did permit all of these officers to study abroad. Then why is this discrimination in promotion?