The interim government is going to form a high-level committee to review the recently promulgated Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, due to widespread objections from government employees, reports UNB.
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul made the announcement while speaking to reporters after receiving a memorandum from leaders of the Secretariat Officers and Employees Unity Forum on Tuesday.
"There are concerns among government employees regarding the ordinance. The government is fully open to listening to their objections. So far, I know, a high-level advisory committee will be formed. The committee will be tasked with thoroughly reviewing their objections and making appropriate recommendations," he said.
The adviser said the decision to form the committee indicates the government's willingness to reconsider the ordinance. "
The committee will be formed today or tomorrow. A decision has been taken to constitute it at the advisory level," Asif Nazrul said.
He said the government is approaching the matter with the highest level of humanitarian consideration.
"If I am included in the committee, I will sincerely listen to their concerns and try to present them in the meeting of the advisory council," the law adviser added.
When asked about the employees' leaders' warning of tough programmes after Eid-ul-Azha if the ordinance is not repealed Asif Nazrul said, "That is their decision."
Co-chairman of Secretariat Officers-Employees Unity Forum Badiul Kabir said, "We will meet again on June 16 after the Eid holidays. We expect a complete resolution within a short time. This repressive and black law must be repealed."
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