Civil Service

Inter-Cadre Discrimination Prevention Council Coordinator Muhammad Mofizur Rahman addressing a seminar at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in Dhaka on 18 January 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Existing civil service not prioritising professionalism: Inter-cadre Discrimination Prevention Council

Officials of different civil service cadres observe one-hour pen-down strike in Mymensingh on Tuesday, 24 December, 2024. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Officials of 25 Civil Service cadres observe nationwide 1hr pen-down strike

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Why we need subject-based recruitment in Bangladeshi bureaucracy

Journalist Mushfiqul Fazal ANsarey has been appointed as senior secretary by the interim government on October 21. Photo: Collected.
Bangladesh

Govt appoints Journalist Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey as ambassador

Why generalists are needed to lead modern ministries
Thoughts

Why generalists are needed to lead modern ministries

Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Changes the banking commission needs to consider

Syed Badrul Ahsan. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Tales of a dreamer

TBS Sketch of Fateen Farhan
Thoughts

How discrimination in the civil service leads to inequality and inefficiency

In 2015, ‘Matir Maya’ initiative by an Assistant Commissioner (land) in Rajshahi allowed the citizens to gain direct access to services without facing any difficulties. Photo: Collected
Panorama

To be or not to be (responsive): The curious case of the civil service of Bangladesh