Dhaka, July 8 -- Experts and professionals from various sectors on Tuesday expressed concern that the ongoing public administration reform initiative would fail to bring effective change if the demands and recommendations of 25 civil service cadres - all except the administration cadre -continue to be ignored.

Speaking at a seminar titled "Public Administration Reform: Expectations and Reality" organised by the Inter- Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) , they warned that the current reform proposals risk reinforcing the administration cadre's monopoly rather than fostering a more accountable and efficient bureaucracy.

Presenting the keynote paper, Dr. Muhammad Mofizur Rahman, Coord...