The Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council, representing 25 cadres of the Bangladesh Civil Service, or BCS, has alleged that the current quota system for promotions to deputy secretary positions allows “inexperienced” and “inefficient” officers from the administration cadre to lead ministries. Why is the health cadre not heading its own ministry?”Mofizur, a 24th batch officer of the education cadre, criticised the monopoly of administration cadre officials over policy-making roles in key ministries like health and education. Currently, 75 per cent of deputy secretary positions are reserved for the administration cadre, with the remaining 25 per cent allocated to the other cadres. In protest against the commission’s recommendations, administration cadre officials staged a demonstration at the ministry. They described the proposal as “illogical and conspiratorial” and demanded 100 per cent of the deputy secretary promotions be reserved for their cadre.

Source: bd News24 January 03, 2025 13:05 UTC