The government has directed all its employees to submit wealth statements.
Dr Mokhles ur Rahman Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration gave the instruction today, said Mohammad Zakir Hossain, senior information officer of the ministry.
The initiative was taken, just 24 days after the interim government’s assumption of office following the fall of Sheikh Hasina led government amid a mass upsurge.
As per the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules 1979, there is a compulsion for the government employees to submit wealth statements.
But, many of the government employees do not go by the order.
On August 25, Prof Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to the interim government, in his address to the nation said, “The government employees should regularly submit their wealth statements.”
“All our advisers will publish their asset details as soon as possible. Regular asset disclosure
will be made mandatory for all government servants,” he added.
The ousted Sheikh Hasina led government drew bitter criticism over the huge wealth of former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed and former National Board of Revenue chairman Matiur Rahman.
Besides, the High Court (HC) on July 2 asked the authorities concerned to take the necessary steps to submit wealth statements by government employees and submit a progress report in this regard in three months.
The court also issued a rule, asking authorities concerned to reply as to why it shall not pass an order to submit wealth statements by government employees and why digital records shall not be kept in this regard properly.
