Admin cadres seek action against protesting BSEC staff

The Bangladesh Administrative Service Association (BASA), a platform for civil service administration cadres, has demanded immediate legal action against those responsible for confining the top officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).  

The BASA said a group of undisciplined BSEC officials confined the commission's chairman and commissioners for four hours before army personnel rescued them, according to a press release.   

The association stated that such indiscipline is a violation of the law and a punishable offence.  

It stressed that government officials should present any legitimate demands or grievances in a disciplined manner while remaining loyal to the government.  

Failure to take swift legal action could encourage further disorder and disrupt normal government functions, it warned.  

By violating service rules, the officials acted in a "criminal" manner, harming the government's overall reputation, BASA added.  

The association condemned the incident and demanded that those responsible be identified and brought to justice.