Prior approval mandatory to arrest public servant

The government has drafted the Public Servants Act that prevents punitive actions against a government employee before departmental measures. It also makes taking prior approval mandatory to arrest a public servant. The Secretarial Committee on Administrative Development Affairs discussed the draft on Sunday. The draft would be finalised in the committee's next meeting, said public administration ministry's Senior Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury. "The draft will be reviewed meticulously. We will also analyse the laws in the neighbouring countries in this regard," he told bdnews24.com. The draft would be placed before the Cabinet after approval of the secretarial committee before it goes to Parliament, according to a news agency.