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Commotion over 'no Promotion'

DCC hamstrung by lawsuits

Arms-wielding engineer arrested; engineers blame it on officers on deputation

Tawfique Ali
Regular promotions and service confirmation of a number of engineers at Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) remain stalled due to lawsuits filed by themselves or department proceedings.
Besides, most of the key positions of DCC are being held by the officials on deputation from army and civil service hampering services of the important local government body.
Meanwhile, DCC's Superintendent Engineer Md Farukh Aziz was arrested
from Sheikhertek Mohammadpur area last night on charge of brandishing firearms before his boss for promotion.
Captain Taifur Mahbub of Rab-3 said they held Farukh at 8:00 pm following a general diary filed with Shahbagh Police Station on Sunday by the DCC chief engineer's staff officer.
Farukh on Sunday threatened DCC Chief Engineer Brig General Md Abdul Quadir showing off a pistol during a negotiation on promotion on September 27.
/\fter receiving a complaint from the chief engineer, DCC Mayor Sadeque
Hossain Khoka suspended Farukh from his job.
Quadir would be handed over to the Shahbagh police within few hours, Captain Taifur told The Daily Star till filing the report at 10:00pm last night.
Farukh is the president of the Diploma Engineers' Association of DCC.
Authorities could not confirm Farukh as a SE because two departmental proceedings brought during the term of mayor Hanif are still pending, said the mayor.
SEE PAGE 15 COL 7 DCC Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka said the engineers have filed cases with the High Court for ensuring their promotion.
DCC Promotion Board cannot settle their promotion following normal procedures as they are entangled in court cases or their matters remain pending due to departmental proceedings.
“They have created such a complicated situation for which it is not possible for the authorities to settle their regular promotion in a normal way," said the mayor.
“There is hardly any DCC engineers without corruption charges against them,” said a superintendent engineer in charge wishinganonymity.
There are six superintendent engineers at DCC. Of them, only two have been made regular while another colonel Shamim is on deputation.
Md Shehab Ullah, SE in charge of environment improvement circle, filed a writ petition with the High Court demanding promotion to the post as he has been enjoying the privileges of a SE. The court ordered in favour of him. But it was later stayed following an appeal petition filed by Farukh Aziz.
Superintendent engineers Nurul Amin, Ahmed Ali and Abul Hasnat have also filed separate appeal petitions, said another superintendent engineerincharge.
Disgruntled engineers and officers say civil service officers and army officers on deputation hold most of the DCC key positions.
Army officers on deputation are holding the positions of DCC chief engineer, chief waste management officer and chief health officer.
Admin cadre officers are holding the posts of chief revenue officer, chief estate officer, general manager'transport, store and purchase, and ten zonal executive officers.
"The key officials on deputation cannot deliver the desired services due to lack of orientation and expertise as they work on temporary basis and do not consider DCC as their own organisation,” said a DCC top qfficial requesting anonyfmr£ * 1 * A
Officers on deputation are taken due to shortage of competent personnel within DCC and other considerations, said mayor Khoka.
“But we do not necessarily demand particularly army officers, they may come from any organisation," he said, “We place the demand to the ministry that can depute officials from anywhere."
Asked whether deputation process helps corruption in DCC, he said, “It may be matters for consideration."
As DCC's own officials are not transferred it creates opportunities for doing corruption, he said.
Colonel Hisham Uddin was made DCC administrator on deputation in place of the then mayor immediately after the independence of Bangladesh.
Colonel Malek and major general Mahmudul Hasan also had served as administrators du ring Ershad regime.
Noted urban researcher and chairman of University Grants Commission Prof Nazrul Islam said, "Running an elected local government body with officers on deputation is not desirable.”
He said the DCC must have own professional human resources and the government has to remove its organisational weaknesses strengthening its competency and ensuringtransparency.
About deputation from army, Brigadier Quadir said, "It is a decision of the government as DCC officials suffer from a crisis of integrity and lacks efficiency."
Kabir Md Ashraf Alam (ndc), director general of National Institute of Local Government; said officers on deputation are taken on the basis of some provisions given in the service rules and recruitment policies of an organisation.
The government should take measures to strengthen local government bodies like Dhaka City Corporation with adequate efficient human resources, he said.