Sunday, 09 March, 2025
Officials from 25 different civil service cadres in Bangladesh have announced a full-day work stoppage on Sunday, demanding an end to inter-cadre discrimination.
The decision was made during a meeting of the Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council, which represents 25 cadres of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), on Saturday evening. Muhammad Mofizur Rahman, coordinator of the council, spoke to bdnews24.com, explaining the situation.
He said, "Recently, 13 officials from the 25 cadres were temporarily suspended over trivial matters like Facebook posts. However, no similar action has been taken against administration cadre officials for comparable actions. The administration cadre has exploited the discriminatory system to obstruct the activities of the 25 other cadres."
"In protest against the administration cadre’s biased suspensions and in demand for the elimination of inter-cadre discrimination, all cadre officials affiliated with the council will observe a full-day work stoppage on Sunday, Mar 2," he said.
“From 10:30 am to 11:30 am, they will wear black badges and hold banners outside their respective offices," he added.
Earlier on Saturday morning, following a meeting at the conference room of the Agricultural Information Service in Dhaka’s Khamarbari, the council released a statement.
In the statement, Mofizur said: "If the recommendations of the reform commission are fully implemented, efforts to reform the state will fail."
He explained, "All 25 cadres had proposed the establishment of ministry-based professional services and the abolition of the quota system for deputy secretary positions to the Public Administration Reform Commission. Different sectors of society have also called for professionalism in civil service.
“However, instead of addressing public demands, the commission’s report appears to further consolidate the absolute power of an influential group. If fully implemented, this report will result in the failure of state reform efforts and strengthen administrative fascism," he said.
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Officials from 25 different civil service cadres in Bangladesh have announced a full-day work stoppage on Sunday, demanding an end to inter-cadre discrimination.
The decision was made during a meeting of the Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council, which represents 25 cadres of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), on Saturday evening. Muhammad Mofizur Rahman, coordinator of the council, spoke to bdnews24.com, explaining the situation.
He said, "Recently, 13 officials from the 25 cadres were temporarily suspended over trivial matters like Facebook posts. However, no similar action has been taken against administration cadre officials for comparable actions. The administration cadre has exploited the discriminatory system to obstruct the activities of the 25 other cadres."
"In protest against the administration cadre’s biased suspensions and in demand for the elimination of inter-cadre discrimination, all cadre officials affiliated with the council will observe a full-day work stoppage on Sunday, Mar 2," he said.
“From 10:30 am to 11:30 am, they will wear black badges and hold banners outside their respective offices," he added.
Earlier on Saturday morning, following a meeting at the conference room of the Agricultural Information Service in Dhaka’s Khamarbari, the council released a statement.
In the statement, Mofizur said: "If the recommendations of the reform commission are fully implemented, efforts to reform the state will fail."
He explained, "All 25 cadres had proposed the establishment of ministry-based professional services and the abolition of the quota system for deputy secretary positions to the Public Administration Reform Commission. Different sectors of society have also called for professionalism in civil service.
“However, instead of addressing public demands, the commission’s report appears to further consolidate the absolute power of an influential group. If fully implemented, this report will result in the failure of state reform efforts and strengthen administrative fascism," he said.
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