Social Justice Through BPATC in Bangladesh Under the Shadow of Colonialism: Prospects and Challenges

Social Justice Through BPATC in Bangladesh Under the Shadow of Colonialism: Prospects and Challenges

Parimal Roy, Jahid Siraz Chowdhury, Haris Abd Wahab, Rashid Saad
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8479-8.ch015
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Abstract

This chapter aims to understand how the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) can ensure social justice through its apex and unique training manuals. Qualitatively and by critical discourse analysis, this discussion shows that existing training guidelines and policies have a deep and robust lineage with coloniality, predominating the fundamental legal aspects of Bangladesh through Colonially Inherited Acts, Rules, and Regulations as well as practices. Can the government ensure the SDGs and a just and right productive, autonomous, and accountable citizen-oriented public service? The Government of Bangladesh may imply the recommendations in policies to ensure social justice in public administration through BPATC.
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Introduction

Bangladesh appeared on the world map on 16 December 1971 after a devastating war against West Pakistan was liberated from the 200 hundred years British colony in 1947. This timeline is vital in understanding the present training agenda of BPATC. Then Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) started the journey instead of the East Pakistan civil service. Almost everything is like East Pakistan civil service and inherited from British colonial prior, but the name changed (see Table 1).

Table 1.
Landmark years for changing the administrative legacy
Land Mark YearsProminent Names in Public/ Civil Services
1773The regulation Act formulates rules, regulations, ordinances for administrative speedy in India.
1781The amending Act to rule India by Company
1793, 1833The Charter Act
1853The Charter Act for Indian Civil Service (covenanted),
1858The Government of Indian Act
1984The Pitt’s Indian Act; Power handed over to British Raj.
1919The Government of India Act
1926Public Service Commission was first established in India
Changing Scenario
1935The Government of India Act
1937Bengal Public Service Commission
1943The Indian Civil Service Examination
1947The Indian Independence Act
1947East Pakistan Public Service Commission) came into being in East Bengal (later named East Pakistan)
President’s Order No. 34 of 1972.Public Service Commissions in the Constitution adopted in November 1972
President’s Order No. 25 in 1973A fresh Presidential Order
1984Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre was established by amalgamating 4 Institutions.

Source: Authors’ Compilation

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