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Sadat Hossain made cabinet secretary

REZAUL KARIM
After a month of indecision, the government yesterday made Home Secretary Dr Sadat Hossain Cabinet Secretary.
However, he will continue as Home Secretary until further order, as some secretaries declined to accept the offer to join in the sensitive home ministry, official sources said.
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia okayed the appointment prior to flying off to the USA to attend a special UN session on children and receive treatment, official sources said.
The government went for the appointment of a cabinet secretary following widespread criticism of and stagnation in the administration.
Dr Sadat is due to go on LPR (leave preparatory to retirement) on November 23 next year.
Sources said there has been strong lobbying both in favour of and against Dr Sadat since former cabinet secretary Dr Akbar Ali Khan went on retirement on April 1.
After the retirement, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Kamal Uddin Siddiqui was given the additional charge of cabinet secretary.
The sources said some senior secretaries had strongly opposed the appointment of Dr Sadat, but senior ministers in the cabinet favoured it.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Bangladesh Secretariat sources said senior ministers advised the prime minister to immediately appoint a cabinet secretary, as the administration has been stagnant in last one month.
PMO sources said the social welfare secretary was asked to take over, but he declined and suggested some fresh names, including a new home secretary.
Official sources said the PMO then pressed a newly promoted secretary, who has been performing better than the senior secretaries, to take over the charge, but he
declined.
The sources alleged that the senior secretaries took the move to have the new secretary appointed to the home ministry apparently to prove him a flop. The new secretary, who is now posted in a vital ministry, was one of the worst victims of politics during the previous Awami League regime.
A number of senior ministers also opposed the move to transfer the new secretary to the home ministry.
Earlier on Sunday, the prime minister had a lengthy meeting with all secretaries and took a number of important decisions, including immediate implementation of the promotion of the officials due for long and appointment to vacant posts.
The secretaries urged the prime minister to immediately ensure promotion to the post of joint secretary. The PM asked the authorities concerned to take urgent steps for promotion on the basis of merit and competence.
Another major administrative reshuffle is expected immediately after the national budget next month.