Advisor Mahfuj Alam highlights work paralysis amid 'insecurity over position'

He says the offices of student advisors have been inactive for the last month, and work has slowed

Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has said many office employees, including those at student advisors’ offices, are in a “state of crisis” due to uncertainty over “losing their position”, an issue that he said was disrupting official duties.

On Sunday, he mentioned that the office of Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who is in the Advisory Council as a student representative, has also been “inactive” for the past month.

Mahfuj said, “The government is facing a major crisis, which I’ve said before -- a crisis of when my position will be removed. Another crisis is that for the past month, there have been rumours in media circles about whether student advisors will be dismissed.

“I tell you, the student advisors’ office has been shut down for a month, and work has slowed down."

He made these comments during a dialogue titled “Self-regulation of the Media and Complaint Management: Political and Policy Perspectives,” held at the SIRDAP auditorium on Sunday morning.

Mahfuj also discussed the ongoing debates and criticisms regarding broadcasting policies, journalist wage boards, and the autonomy of BTV and Radio Bangladesh.

He expressed his frustration over the lack of support from political parties and civil servants, which he described as leaving him “helpless”.