200 BCS economic cadre officers pass 10 years without promotion
FE Report | Friday, 25 July 2008
A sense of dissatisfaction is prevailing among nearly 200 officers under the BCS economic cadre as they have failed to get any promotion even after completion of nearly ten years of service, the officers concerned said.
'We have completed nearly 10 years of our service. But we did not get even a single promotion until date. On the other hand, officers of some other cadres, who started jobs with us, have already got two promotions,' an economic cadre officer of the 18th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) said.
He alleged the government has stopped promotion of nearly 200 officers holding the ranks of assistant chief and senior assistant chief intentionally, though most of other cadre officers have already got one or two promotions.
'Officers under the foreign affairs and audit and accounts cadre have already got two promotions and enjoy similar status like deputy secretaries. But we are still in the initial stage of the government service,' the 18th batch official said.
Another economic cadre officer under the Planning Ministry said a government-formed committee in 1994 recommended promotion of officers of some 14 BCS cadres, excluding the economic cadre, from their entry-level posts aiming to eliminate the promotion disparity.
'So, the above cadres have already got promotion after completion of only five years in service. But even after completing more than nine years in service, we did not get any promotion,' he added.
'We informed the Establishment Secretary in 1994 about the promotion disparity. As per direction of the secretary, a joint secretary of the same ministry examined the issue and recommended promotion of the officers,' he said.
'Even after repeated appeals to the government, the promotion issue of the economic cadre has been hanging in the balance for last 14 years,' he added.
In December, 2007, the planning ministry sent a letter to the establishment ministry seeking promotion of the victimised officers, which was not given the go-ahead.
'We seek elimination of the promotion disparity. Otherwise, we will have no option but to go for demonstration together to realise our legal demand,' some economic cadre officers said.
'We have completed nearly 10 years of our service. But we did not get even a single promotion until date. On the other hand, officers of some other cadres, who started jobs with us, have already got two promotions,' an economic cadre officer of the 18th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) said.
He alleged the government has stopped promotion of nearly 200 officers holding the ranks of assistant chief and senior assistant chief intentionally, though most of other cadre officers have already got one or two promotions.
'Officers under the foreign affairs and audit and accounts cadre have already got two promotions and enjoy similar status like deputy secretaries. But we are still in the initial stage of the government service,' the 18th batch official said.
Another economic cadre officer under the Planning Ministry said a government-formed committee in 1994 recommended promotion of officers of some 14 BCS cadres, excluding the economic cadre, from their entry-level posts aiming to eliminate the promotion disparity.
'So, the above cadres have already got promotion after completion of only five years in service. But even after completing more than nine years in service, we did not get any promotion,' he added.
'We informed the Establishment Secretary in 1994 about the promotion disparity. As per direction of the secretary, a joint secretary of the same ministry examined the issue and recommended promotion of the officers,' he said.
'Even after repeated appeals to the government, the promotion issue of the economic cadre has been hanging in the balance for last 14 years,' he added.
In December, 2007, the planning ministry sent a letter to the establishment ministry seeking promotion of the victimised officers, which was not given the go-ahead.
'We seek elimination of the promotion disparity. Otherwise, we will have no option but to go for demonstration together to realise our legal demand,' some economic cadre officers said.