Every govt employee must submit asset declaration

The Ministry of Public Administration has directed mandating all government employees, both cadre and non-cadre, to submit their asset declarations.

The government has also formed a five-member committee to establish a process for all public servants to declare their assets. 

Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md. Mokhles Ur Rahman informed this to journalists at the Secretariat on Monday (Sept 2). 

Forms will be distributed to all government offices within the next 15 days, and a specific deadline for submission will be announced.

The asset declaration form will be simple, consisting of one page and available in Bengali. It will cover immovable, movable, and other forms of property.  

The committee will also define the penalties for non-compliance, said Mokhles Ur Rahman. 

He said that strict legal actions would be taken against those who fail to submit their asset declarations.

The committee, led by the Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), was formed to ensure transparency and accountability among government employees, according to him.

The committee includes representatives from the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the Finance Division, the Office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), and the Ministry of Public Administration.