Law officials at a view exchange meeting yesterday called on the government to make their jobs permanent under the Attorney Service Ordinance 2008 and raise their remuneration.
"At present, there a total of 1223 law officials and their tenure of service is three years under the Attorney Service Ordinance 2008, but we want our jobs to become permanent," said Public Prosecutor Md Mohsin Miyan at the meeting held at Public Works Bhaban in the city.
He also said that a public prosecutor (PP) gets only Tk 250 per day for appearing in the court and the additional PP, government prosecutor and additional GP get much less than that.
"We do not want to submit bills for payment. Rather, we want monthly salary. It takes a lot of time to receive payments through bills. We also want salary according to our status," he added.
He also demanded necessary logistical supports to do their job properly, saying that the law officials do not have separate office rooms, chairs, tables, telephone and typewriter machine or computer to do their work.
Speaking as the chief guest, Law Adviser AF Hassan Ariff stressed the need to pay proper remuneration to the public prosecutors according to their status and skills.
He also said that the law officials have an important role to play in making a crime-free society, which is a must for a stable society.
The adviser also hoped that the ordinance would be implemented during this caretaker government.
Law Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal also spoke at the meeting chaired by solicitor Md Nurunnabi Chowdhury.
PPs, GPs, APPs and AGPs from different districts attended the meeting.