| Dear All, I believe that this is a honest attempt for her administration and we should commend her for this bold statement. But I like her to look at the root case why things are not happening as pmanifestostion menifestos: 1) When AL start's its politicization in Govt Depertments, it takes time to put most AL people in various depertments after their landslide win in December 2008. This actually slows down not only the activities at the Govt. departments but also slow in trusting AL Govt who should look after people's problems, not just AL grassroot people who helped AL to put in power. 2) AL's reluctant to stop student politics is back bitting AL election menifesto. People are concern about education at Colleges and Universities. Old mentality to produce good leaders from student politics has to go to survive in 21st century. I believe PM Hasina should think wisely to root out student politics by saying if anyone is found in student poltics from today will spend 5 years jail without anymore due process. PM needs to provide carrot and stick policies. 3) Few of her green (need a job training) Ministers in her Administration need to go. PM should listen few of advice come from NBRs and or internal to let step down few Ministers to get people trust back and ecomonical trust in Bangladesh. I won't name them, AL Govt knows that. 4) People are in afarid of all looting, thugs and muscle men at Bangladesh, PM should control these troublemakers in iron hands either its in AL or other parties. 5) If AL can't produce those above items, they just might shorting their terms with people future pressure. We all should help AL Govt to be successful and help Bnagladesh any way we can. M M Chowdhury (Mithu), USA ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Ministries' poor show irks PM
Different ministries were making unnecessary delays in taking appropriate measures to implement decisions
Monday March 16 2009 01:26:09 AM BDT
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has expressed concern over the problems her government is facing in providing services to the people and solving their problems as the ministries are not performing their duties with 'required speed'.(The Newage)
'The prime minister has recently expressed concern that the ministries are not performing duties with required speed,' said the prime minister's secretary, Molla Waheeduzzaman in a letter sent to secretaries of all ministries on Sunday.
'She observed that different ministries were making unnecessary delays in taking appropriate measures to implement decisions [of the government] and solve problems,' said the letter dated March 12, addressed to secretaries.
'As a result the government is facing problems in providing appropriate services to the people as well as solving their problems.'
The letter warned the secretaries, 'you [secretary] have to think whether the delay is wilful or for inexperience.'
Molla said that the newly elected democratic government had taken some decisions for the welfare of the people.
'It is obvious that the ministries are supposed to implement these decisions. It is undisputed that the expected results cannot be achieved if actions are not taken in time.'
The prime minister's secretary asked the secretaries to pay more attention to the activities of the subordinate officials of the respective ministries and to motivate them to work properly.
'Take legal and punitive actions if anyone makes delays or creates obstacles,' said the letter.
A number of secretaries to different ministries told New Age that it was a 'good move' by the Prime Minister's Office to rejuvenate the ministries but they observed that the slow performances of the ministries could be attributed to the panic that surfaced following the new government's move for random reshuffle in the administration.
'Besides, the officials were in a fright during the interim government. While signing files they feared the elected government could take actions against them. That culture of fear still exists,' said one of the secretaries.
He, however, felt that most of the officials did not perform their duties with utmost sincerity. 'I think it is the reflection of the reality that most officials do not perform their duties with sincerity,' he said.
Another secretary said that many officials in different ministries were also busy scrutinising the ordinances promulgated during the interim government, which resulted in delays in their regular activities.
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