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প্রকাশিত : ১৯ জানুয়ারী, ২০২১, ০৫:৪৫ সকাল
আপডেট : ১৯ জানুয়ারী, ২০২১, ০৫:৪৫ সকাল

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‘Bureaucrats shouldn’t act like politicians’: Says Prof Syed Modasser Ali

Desk report: Bureaucrats should not "exceed their limit" and act as politicians, Prof Dr Syed Modasser Ali, a former adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said yesterday.

There is no reason for them to speak more instead of implementing programmes of the government, he said while addressing the "Covid-19 Health Bulletin" unveiling event in the capital.

"Bureaucrats should not exceed bureaucrat's limits. They are not politicians," Modasser Ali said.

His statement comes at a time when there is criticism over bureaucratic tangles in the government's policymaking and implementation.

At the event earlier, the health secretary criticised leaders of the physician committee for their "illogical criticism" of the health ministry's activities.

"[They] are meeting us during the day, having tea-coffee, talking to us. The same person is criticising us at night on [TV] talk show," health secretary Abdul Mannan said.

"But you too have responsibility to people of the country. If your suggestions were not taken then, that would be something else. We are requesting for suggestion; you are not giving them," the secretary added.

He said the government has been recognising the sacrifice of doctors and other healthcare workers with highest dignity.

Mentioning that Bloomberg ranked Bangladesh as the 20th "most Covid-19 resilient country", the minister said that Bloomberg does not pay heed to any speech of any leader.

Earlier, secretary general of Swachip (Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad) Prof Dr MA Aziz expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of publication activities of the health ministry.

Presumably in response to this, the secretary said, "There was not a single decision we implemented beyond the decision of the honourable prime minister... And we have reached here as per the directives of the prime minister."

About the sacrifice of healthcare workers, Abdul Mannan said, "As soon as I got any news of deaths of doctors, I have sent condolence in writing… We have compensated many families, though death has no compensation."

In response to the health secretary's remarks, Modasser Ali criticised bureaucrats as a whole.

"Only one of the prime minister's compensation recipients was a doctor, and 30 were bureaucrats," he mentioned.

Speaking at the event as chief guest, Health Minister Zahid Maleque also urged all to not unilaterally criticise efforts in health sector.

State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, secretary of medical education of the ministry, Director General of Health Directorate Prof ABM Khurshid Alam, Director General of the Military Health Directorate Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman, and President of Bangladesh Medical Association Prof Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin were present in the event, among others.

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