Civil servants’ clerical attitude, inertia, and red tape are the key weaknesses in managing the economy, said immediate past planning minister MA Mannan.
Let me put it another way: is a fair election possible even if Awami League “allows” it?
The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked top bureaucrats to get ready to face any crisis in the coming days.
Akbar Ali Khan is no more. His passing leaves a deep chasm in the intellectual firmament of Bangladesh.
Who is calling all the shots in government affairs at the moment, the ministers or the bureaucrats? The answer is pretty obvious.
