764 deprived retired officials to get retrospective promotions: CA’s press secretary

The interim government has decided to grant retrospective promotions to a total of 764 retired government officials, who were deprived during the Awami League government.

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday ( 24 December), reports BSS.

About the promotion of deprived public officials, Shafiqul Alam said the five-member committee, led by former Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan, recommended promotion of 764 deprived government officials with retrospective effect.

Then a review committee was formed to this end and it recommended promoting 119 officials to secretary post, while 41 to grade-1, 520 to additional secretary post, 72 to joint secretary and four to deputy secretary, he said.

The press secretary said it has been said that the cost of implementation of the decision would require one-time allocation of Taka 42 crore for their salary and additional Taka 13 crore per year for pension.

On September 16 last, the government formed the five-member committee with former Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan as the convener to review the applications of both incumbent and retired officers, who were deprived of promotion in their services in various ways during 2009 to August 4, 2024 under the Ministry of Public Administration.

Earlier on December 10, 2024, the committee submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.