Bureaucrats

Finally, the Bangladeshi kingmakers and kingship breakers are, presumably, heading to face some music. Historically, Bangladeshi bureaucrats have never faced any major punishment except few stand-by transfers, temporary sackings, mild reprimand, stoppage of promotions for time being, idled as OSD etc. The highest punishment, we have heard, were few forced retirements for gross misconducts.
We do not know, what type of music the present government intends to play to the ears of the bureaucrats.
Whatever may be the punishment scale, the bureaucrats of the Republic should be brought under control of the government because they are the part and parcel of all government works. For any sort of concessions for negligence of duty, sabotage in functioning of government work or blackmailing, the politicians should be severely dealt with. No government can function without the cooperation of its machineries. This is a very tough job because they are a group of people with mixed political ideologies, some are recruits on party affiliations, some are recruits on merit basis. Recently, a question leakage case investigation revealed that more 36,000 entered into government job through this leakage exercise. They are committed to their masters and will continuously work for them.
This government will have to keep in mind that they are very powerful, they're kingmakers and kingship breakers.
The people of Bangladesh have overwhelmingly elected the present government and will continue their support if it can bring some changes in behaviours of bureaucrats. Still today no file moves without bribe, even foreign investors are stuck by these bureaucrats. No development work is possible without greasing the palms of engineers. The secretariats, the offices of the secretaries are brain-wash centres of ministers.
I wish success of the present government in the drive against the powerful bureaucrats. Very hard job indeed!