Civil servants to get no special privilege under proposed act

No special privilege will be given to public officials through the proposed public servant act, so the debate over the law is unnecessary, said Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday.

The provision for seeking the government's permission to arrest a civil servant before submission of a charge sheet will be incorporated into the law so that the government can be informed about the allegation and can take necessary departmental actions against the person, he said.

The minister was talking to reporters after attending a function inaugurating a two-month training course for newly appointed assistant judges at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in Dhaka.  

Anisul Huq said the Anti-Corruption Commission can file a case against a civil servant on corruption charges without any permission from the government.

The cabinet at its weekly meeting on July 13 approved the draft of the law styled "Public Service Act, 2015".

Earlier in the day, the law minister inaugurated, as chief guest, the 32nd foundation training of newly appointed assistant judges and urged them to discharge their judicial duties with honesty and sincerity to ensure justice for people in a short period of time.

JATI Director General Justice Khondker Musa Khaled presided over the function where Law Secretary ASSM Zahirul Haque Dulal, among others, spoke.

Thirty seven assistant judges are attending the training course.