2. Group Members
S M Mamunur Rashid 1705042
Isteak Ahammed 1705031
Mohammad Ehsanul Mowla 1705040
Md. Lokman Hossain 1705029
Md. Rayhan 1705047
Shah Maksud Noor 1705039
Rabeyan Nahar 1705004
3. Topics to be covered
Introduction to Bureaucracy
Characteristics of max weber’s bureaucracy
Bureaucracy in Bangladesh
Role of Bureaucracy in Bangladesh
Merits of bureaucracy in Bangladesh
Demerits of bureaucracy in Bangladesh
Innovation in the Bangladesh Bureaucracy
Control of Bureaucracy
Present bureaucratic condition of Bangladesh
Bureaucratic corruption in Bangladesh & IT
Suggested policy measures for overcoming the problems of bureaucracy in Bangladesh causes
5. Introduction
• Bureaucracy is the most important factor of the political system in the modern world
• It is also the part and parcel of modern administrative system of a country’s government
• It is a hierarchical arrangement of authority
• Public or private organizations developed or developing nations bureaucratic structure are
in a universal phenomenon
• Bureaucracy was made by eminent sociologist Max Weber
• According to Max Weber Bureaucracy is a hierarchical arrangement which helps to control
and regulate the management
6. CHARACTERISTICS OF BUREAUCRACY:
Division of
work
Power of
officers
Hierarchical
system
Promotion
Permanent,
paid and
skilled
Appointment
of
Bureaucracy
Formality
7. BUREACRACY IN BANGLADESH
• Bangladesh bears a colonial legacy in its entire public
administration system
• Bangladesh was part of the British Empire for almost two
hundred years
• In 1947 Pakistani rulers replaced the British and dominated the
area then known as East Pakistan
• 1971 brought about an independent Bangladesh
• The government of Bangladesh has a two-tier administrative
system
• The upper tier is the central secretariat at the national level
consisting of the ministries and
• Divisions to provide policies and to perform clearinghouse
functions
• Line departments attached to the ministries and divisions that
are mainly responsible for general administration, service
delivery to citizens and implementation of government
development programs
• The civil service has more than one million civil servants in 37
ministries, 11 divisions, 254 departments and 173 statutory
bodies
• A minister is in charge of a ministry and is normally the “political
head” of that ministry
• A ministry consists of at least one division
• A secretary or, in his absence an additional secretary is
considered the administrative head
• He/she conducts and looks after the duties of a division,
includes routine operation, supervision of its staffing and
organizational processes
• A joint secretary is the head of a wing and has the power to
submit cases directly to the minister for decisions
• The head of a wing a joint secretary—supervises the activities of
the branches within his wing
• Each branch is under the charge of a deputy secretary
• Below the branch is the section. headed by an assistant
secretary, it is the basic working unit of a division
8. ROLE OF BUREAUCRACY IN BANGLADESH
Determining
Policy
Influencing the
legislature
Carrying out
routine work
of government
Implementing
legislation and
policies
Keeping
contract
between the
public and
government
Development
works
Implementing
social change
9. MERITS OF BUREAUCRACY IN BANGLADESH:
Disciplined organization
Civilization
Easy to control
Introducing new effort
Basement of work
Modern perspectives
Solving any ticklish problems
10. DEMERITS OF BUREAUCRACY IN
BANGLADESH
Superiority
complex of
Bureaucracy
Too much
delay
No human
approach
No contacts
with the
masses
Tendency
of empire
building
New
despotism
11. INNOVATION IN THE BANGLADESH BUREAUCRACY
One Stop
Utility Bill
Payment
System
Introduction
of e-
Governance
The Reform
Experience of
LGED
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CONTROL OF BUREAUCRACY
13. o Emerge of civil and
military bureaucrats
o Political patronage and
favoritism
o Party men bureaucrats &
Politicization of Bureaucracy
o Depriving’ civil servants o Participating in political
activities
PRESENT BUREAUCRATIC CONDITION OF BANGLADESH .
14. • Institutionalization of
corruption
• Recruitment process
• Bribes to get services
• Corruption of the
welfare organization
BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION IN BANGLADESH & ITS
CAUSES
15. SUGGESTED POLICY MEASURES FOR OVERCOMING
THE PROBLEMS OF BUREAUCRACY IN BANGLADESH
• Decentralization
• Political control
• Representative
character
• Proper leadership
and control
• Staff management
• Proper salary and
allowance
