Issues and Factors of Placement of Mid level officials in Bangladesh

Civil service of Bangladesh is inheriting the structure and model of the British civil service with little modifications. It has been blamed for inefficiency and ineffectiveness since the independence and has to go through many ups and downs during the last 39 year. Various measures have been taken to bring in changes in system. However, the Human Resources Management in Bangladesh civil service is managed by certain laws, rules and policies. Some areas are lacking of clearly defined policies. The operational activities are mainly regulated by circulars and notifications. Posting and placement of the officers are important issues under the wide purview of the Human Resources Management. However,is a need for comprehensive policy on placement and transfer for the officers in the Bangladesh Secretariat. This study tried to look into the issue of placement at the mid level in Bangladesh secretariat and the main objective of the study was to identify the factors that influence the placement of mid level managers in the civil service particularly in the ministries and divisions.