A group of retired government officials who were reportedly deprived of promotion and service benefits during the Awami League government staged a sit-in at the secretariat on Sunday demanding a committee鈥檚 recommendations for their promotion.
Around 50 to 60 deprived officials gathered in front of the office of senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Mokhles Ur Rahman at about 10:30am.
The officials got agitated when the public administration secretary stepped out of his office around 11:30am to calm the situation.
They expressed their frustration loudly with some even demanding the resignation of the public administration secretary.
Mokhles Ur Rahman said that he had not received any filed from the chief adviser鈥檚 office yet regarding the promotion of the deprived officials.
He assured them that once the file reached he would process it promptly.
Despite his explanation, the protesting officials remained unconvinced and continued their demonstration.
The Public Administration secretary then returned to his office but the protestors declared that they would remain outside the office until an official notification regarding their promotion was issued.
On December 10, the committee reviewing the applications of retired officials reportedly deprived of promotion submitted its report to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
The committee, headed by former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan, recommended the promotion of 764 officials to the ranks of deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary, and secretary.
