OSD-officials

The top position in the education administration is the director general (DG) of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE). The position now appears to be like a game of musical chairs. Eight people have lost the position in just two years. One served for only 20 days. Some served in an additional capacity. Three others became officers on special duty (OSD) after losing the position. The government is paying the salaries of these three officials without assigning them any work aft...

The government has forced retired 32 officers, including the then-Deputy Commissioners (DCs) who served as Returning Officers in the 'controversial' 11th National Parliamentary Election in 2018. They were most recently serving as Joint Secretaries (OSD).Today (Monday), the Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification regarding their abrupt retirement.The notification said their service tenure has reached 25 years, and since the government considers it necessary in the public interest...

Senior bureaucrats in the Ministry of Public Administration allegedly played a ‘special role’ in the 2018 national election to help keep the Awami League government in power. They were also allegedly involved in activities opposing the July 2024 mass uprising. Among them were district commissioners and returning officers in all 64 districts. The Ministry of Public Administration has finalized a list of 36 such ‘controversial’ officials, including 30 former deputy commissioners. As they have comp...