Why this mass promotion?

I must thank Engr. S.A. Mansoor for his letter 'Mass promotion or mass mess-up?' published in The Daily Star on April 9, 2015. His observation is true. He mentions that the measures adopted by the top management of the government to win the favour of bureaucrats will possibly help the government win the next election. This may be tantamount to bribing public servants.

A day after this mass promotion in the civil administration, the government promoted 134 police officials. This came just over a year after the Awami League-led government assumed office through the January 5, 2014 polls.

We do not understand why police officials are getting promotions; the law and order situation is deteriorating fast. Sagar and Runi's murderers are still at large, people are being killed and kidnapped and they vanish without a trace. Sometimes law-enforcing agents act like fiends not friends. We think the government should refrain from showing this sort of favour.

Nur Jahan
Chittagong