Govt cancels 'Sir' address directive from Hasina's rule
The Council of Advisers on Thursday officially annulled a directive reportedly issued during ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's regime which required public officials to address her as 'Sir'.
This practice extended to other high-ranking female officials, who were and still are being called "Sir" which is clearly odd, said a statement from the Chief Adviser's Press Wing.
On Thursday (10 July), the Council of Advisers officially annulled the directive.
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The advisory council also discussed the necessity of changing other elaborate protocol directives issued by the cabinet.
A committee, composed of the Energy, Road and Railway Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan and Environment and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, has been formed to review the protocol directives and honorifics.
They have been asked to suggest, within one month, appropriate amendments for consideration of the advisory council.
