The government has formed a five-member committee to look into the appeals of the government officials who were reportedly deprived of promotion and service benefits during the Awami League regime.
The government has asked the committee to conclude the review within the next three months.
“The committee under the Public Administration Ministry will review the appeals and settle them,” said Senior Secretary of Public Administration Ministry Dr M Mokhlesur Rahman on Monday (September 16).
Former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan will lead the committee, he added.
“The committee will focus only on those who have retired, not current employees,” he clarified.
The government has asked the committee to conclude the review within the next three months.
The committee will include three members from the public administration, cabinet division and finance ministries with a rank no lower than additional secretary and one official from the law ministry with a rank no lower than joint secretary.
The Public Administration Ministry has received approximately 2,500 applications from officials who have claimed that they were deprived under the Awami League government. The committee will review these applications and make recommendations on the type of compensation each official should receive.
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