To its credit, Awami League knows the long-term value of bureaucrats. Despite frequent objections raised about bureaucratic overreach and the overdependence on public officials, including by some of its own MPs, the party has done little to address them.
Bureaucrats and libraries in Bangladesh: It was only in 2018 that the government started to observe the National Library Day, on February 5. Given how the day is observed – through issuing a circular, some discussion, maybe a procession if someone is feeling outdoorsy – you cannot help but see “perfunctory” written all over it. It almost seems as if bureaucrats merely wanted