Jumbangla Desk: The Ministry of Public Administration has given 9 urgent instructions to the Election Commission (EC). The public administration said that this instruction should be followed in case of attending any event.
Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. Md. Mokhlas ur Rahman recently gave a letter to EC Secretary Shafiul Azam with such instructions.
In this, he mentioned, considering the context of the current political change in the country, government employees have to perform their duties with more caution. Recently, the news of the activities of some offices at the field level has been published in various media, creating an embarrassing situation, which is unintended. In the existing situation, I feel that an instruction may be issued to the attached offices and field offices under your Ministry/Department on the following points or by adding some other points as per your consideration.
1. To finalize the invitation by gathering detailed information about the activities of the host institution/organization before accepting the final invitation to attend any event in its jurisdiction;
2. Collect information about other guests invited to the event to avoid controversy; Avoiding the event if a controversial person is on the guest list;
3. To check whether there is any objectionable/controversial material in the description, logo or slogan etc. of the event invitation/banner/leaflet/flag/any other printed paper;
4. Enlist the assistance of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to ensure event security;
5. Thoroughly check own event invitations/banners/letters/power point presentations/decorations/certificates/trophy-medals/souvenirs etc.; To ensure that all such documents or memorandums do not contain any objectionable or controversial material or statements;
6. To be careful not to celebrate those days which have been declared invalid by the Government through Gazette Notification;
7. To take action to remove all memorials/crests/pictures/souvenirs etc. from all offices of the previous years of the days declared invalid by the Government;
8. Prepare written speeches for every formal meeting/event; Abstain as much as possible from uttering any words/slogans/sounds/sentences outside of written speech;
9. To keep himself and all colleagues in his jurisdiction away from any kind of rumour.
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In the letter, he also mentioned that, hopefully, the colleagues will be careful to discharge their duties more carefully if instructions are issued by you through an informal letter to the departments/organizations and field level offices under your jurisdiction. Requesting your personal initiative in this regard.
