PM's decision

M Sanaul Huq, Uttara, Dhaka
Prime minister in her question hour informed the House that the government in implementing one of her election pledges will rehabilitate the illegally forced retired officers. This is a most welcome move. The PM specified that dues would be given to the deprived officers. But is that enough? As we know most of such officers winning the court cases are already eligible for such benefits. Perhaps now the payments and post facto promotions will expedite. To rehabilitate and also to derive benefit from this move the government may utilize their services; they may be re-posted to sensitive positions where the government needs honest, sincere and committed officers. As we know the present bureaucracy was highly politicised by the past BNP-Jamaat alliance government for which they resorted to “ethnic cleansing” forcing exit of brilliant non partisan officers.