Two months have passed since the interim government took office through the anti-discrimination movement, but it has not had an impact on the Ministry of Agriculture. Former Minister of Agriculture Dr. Although Abdur Razzak was arrested in a case, the Ministry of Agriculture and related institutions are running under the administration arranged by him. It has also been alleged that these officials are conspiring in various ways to fail the current government. If the right decision is not taken at the right time in this specialized ministry, there may be a negative impact on crop production, the agriculture officials think.
Those concerned say that Sheikh Hasina’s trusted official was Bakribi’s former Chhatra League leader Wahida Akhtar. This officer of the 13th BCS administration cadre was the Private Secretary (PS) of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for almost four years. After that, Additional Secretary (Administration) of the Ministry of Agriculture, got promoted and became the Secretary of the same Ministry. After retirement he was appointed on party quota contract. Last August 4, the day before the fall of the dictatorial Sheikh Hasina government, he was against the students and the crowd of agricultural officers and employees of the Ministry of Agriculture from all over the country who took to the streets in Khambarari. After the fall of the dictatorial government, Wahida Akhter’s contract was canceled, but almost everyone in her organized administration remained in good health.
After the cancellation of Wahida Akhtar’s contract, she was appointed as secretary in this ministry, her batchmate Dr. Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian. This officer of the 11th batch of the administration cadre was the coordinator of the national implementation committee of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary celebrations. The chief coordinator of this committee was former chief secretary Kamal Abdul Nasser Chowdhury. He was arrested by the police on October 2 in a specific case. In the name of celebrating this day, in the fragile economic situation of the country, there were allegations of looting of about 200 crore rupees. After the Awami League government came to power, this officer worked in important offices like health care department, local government department, IMED.
Several officials of the rank of joint secretary of the ministry said that this secretary, who is the beneficiary of the government, has kept the pro-Awami officials under him in various ways. On October 9, the ministry’s pro-Awami additional secretary Dr. Government made Malay Chowdhury OSD. Even though 11 days have passed, the secretary is abusing his power and making him office. Additional Secretary Dr. The government transferred Nurunnahar Chowdhury to the post of Additional Director General in the Department of Primary Education on October 14. The secretary is making the official work in the ministry without releasing him yet. Awami government’s influential secretary Abu Alam Shahid Khan’s former private secretary Rehana Yasmin is in good health.
Wahida Akhtar’s Private Secretary (Deputy Secretary) Nahida Barik is still in the Ministry of Agriculture.
This official, who led the Chhatra League in a hall of Dhaka University, had so much influence that even many additional and joint secretaries did not pay attention to him. And the field agriculture officers especially the DG, administration wing and project managers were busy managing him. The former Chhatra League leader is now the deputy secretary of the law wing of the administration wing of the agriculture ministry. Nazia Shirin was the beneficiary of Awami League, Nilphamari and Moulvibazar District Commissioner. This officer was convicted in the departmental case of corruption related to lease money of Balumhal. After this BCL leader appealed to the President for remission of sentence, the President waived her sentence due to party considerations. He was also promoted as joint secretary. The officials of the ministry alleged that this official is sitting in his room under the umbrella of the secretary and criticizing the interim government on pro-Awami officials.
Several officials of the deputy secretary rank of the ministry said that some former deputy commissioners blessed by the Awami government are still running anti-government propaganda from the ministry. Among them are joint secretary and former deputy commissioner of Mymensingh Mohammad Enamul Haque, joint secretary and former deputy commissioner of Panchagarh Dr. Sabina Yasmin, Deputy Secretary and former Deputy Commissioner of Habiganj Devi Chand. Apart from this, many beneficiaries including Joint Secretary Dipankar Biswas, Deputy Secretary Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, Jasim Uddin, Mohammad Zahirul Islam are in good health.
Talking to the officials of the institutions under the Ministry of Agriculture, it is known that not only the Ministry, but the beneficiaries of the previous fascist government are still in important positions including some director general or director of various departments/organizations/institutions under the Ministry of Agriculture. Dr. who Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian is running the institution from his student shadow. This specialized ministry has to take right decisions to increase production at different times. Failure to do so may affect production.
Dr. Agriculture Secretary in this regard. Attempts were made to contact Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian but he could not be contacted.