In view of the changing political landscape of the country, the government has instructed government employees to take special precautions. The Ministry of Public Administration has sent 9-point instructions to all secretaries.
A recent letter signed by Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Dr. Md. Mokhles Ur Rahman provided information about these instructions.
The instructions have asked the secretaries, heads of divisions and organizations, and top officials of the field administration to inquire about a few things before attending the event.
The instructions signed by Senior Secretary of the Ministry Dr. Mokhles Ur Rahman include whether the invitation has come from any organization, who is behind the event. It has also been suggested to seek the cooperation of intelligence agencies if necessary to get a clear idea about these issues.
The Ministry of Public Administration also said that due to the lack of elected public representatives at the top level and the lack of advisers to the interim government, government employees are having to lead the secretariat and field administration. In the meantime, news of embarrassment due to exceptional incidents at some events has come to light. The nine-point instructions were mainly given to avoid these problems.
In this letter containing instructions from the Ministry of Public Administration, he mentioned that considering the current political situation in the country, it is necessary for government employees to perform their duties with greater caution. Recently, news of the activities of some field-level offices have been published in various media outlets, which has created an embarrassing situation, which is undesirable. In the existing situation, I think that an instruction can be issued for the attached offices and field-level offices under your ministry/department on the following issues or adding some more issues as per your consideration.
>> Before accepting the final invitation to attend any event within your jurisdiction, collect information about the activities of the organizing institution/organization and finalize the invitation.
>> In order to avoid controversy, collect information about other guests invited to the event; if any controversial person is on the guest list of the event, avoid that event.
>> Check whether there is any objectionable/controversial material in the invitation/banner/leaflet/flag/any other printed paper description, logo or slogan etc. of the organized event.
>> Take the help of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to ensure the security of the event.
>> Check the invitation/banner/letter/Power Point presentation/decoration/certificate/trophy-medal/souvenir etc. of your own event carefully; ensure that all these documents or mementos do not contain any objectionable or controversial material or statements.
>> Be careful not to celebrate the days that have been declared canceled by the government through a gazette notification.
>> Take measures to remove all the memorials/crests/pictures/souvenirs etc. of the previous years of the days declared canceled by the government from all offices.
>> Prepare and read written statements for each formal meeting/event; Refrain from saying any words/slogans/exclamations/phrases outside the written statement as much as possible.
>> Keep yourself and all your colleagues in your jurisdiction away from any kind of rumors.
He further mentioned in the letter, I hope that if you issue an informal letter to your departments/organizations and field offices under the above mentioned matter, your colleagues will be more careful in performing their duties. I request your personal initiative in this regard.
The instructions of the Ministry of Public Administration further state that it is necessary to ensure that the days that have been canceled after the current government took office are not observed. It has also been instructed to remove any books, souvenirs, crests, memorials related to the canceled days or individuals in the office.
The Ministry of Public Administration has said that any slogans or exclamations outside the written statement should be refrained from at all types of events. In addition, instructions have also been given to ensure that employees of their respective departments and organizations are not misled by rumors.
The instructions of the Public Administration Secretary sent to all government secretaries state that the concerned secretary will issue a non-formal letter to inform everyone in the departments, organizations or offices under his jurisdiction about these government instructions, so that government employees at all levels can know the details about the issues.