2024-05-11 01:39:54
The 61st convention of the country’s oldest professional body, Engineers Institution, Bangladesh (IEB) will be held on Saturday (May 11). Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will attend it.
This time the main theme of the convention has been decided – ‘Engineering and Technology for Smart Bangladesh’. The main attraction of the convention is the theme of the National Seminar – ‘The Engineers for Transforming Technology Driven Smart Bangladesh’.
IEB Spokesperson Honorary General Secretary Engineer SM Manjurul Haque Manju gave this information in a written statement at a press conference at Ramnai Engineers Institution in the capital on Friday (May 10).
IEB President Engineer Md. Abdus Sabur MP presided over the press conference – Duet Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman, IEB Vice President Engineer. Shahadat Hossain Shiblu, Engineer Khandkar Manjur Morshed, Engineer Md. Nuruzzaman, Engineer Kazi Khairul Bashar, Assistant General Secretary Engineer Sheikh Tajul Islam Tuhin, Engineer Amit Kumar Chakraborty, Engineer Abul Kalam Hazari and Engineer Ronak Ahsan, Dhaka Center Chairman Engineer Mohammad Hossain, Editor Engineer Nazrul Islam and leaders of various departments, centers and sub-centres of IEB.
In the press conference, SM Manjurul Haque Manju said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, we are walking on the path of building a smart Bangladesh. In this era of globalization overall development is impossible without technology and engineering knowledge. Smart engineering society and smart engineering industry have no alternative to implement the mega projects undertaken by the current government with the aim of building a developed and modern smart Bangladesh by 2041. IEB will continue its continuous efforts to build a smart Bangladesh through smart citizen, smart society, smart government, smart economy, keeping the inexhaustible spirit of patriotism.
In the president’s speech, Engineer Md. Abdus Sabur said, “We are observing with deep concern that serving or retired members of a special cadre without technical knowledge are being appointed as PDs in various major engineering and technology-based projects.” In large scale technical development projects, the pace of the project is hampered due to the appointment of persons without technical education and knowledge as PDs. People without technical knowledge or engineering experience are being appointed as PDs, which needs to be stopped immediately. It is imperative in the national interest to appoint technically skilled persons as PDs.
He also said that engineers make dreams come true by the side of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the shaper of dreams and engineers are the makers of dreams.
IEB Honorary General Secretary Engineer SM Manjurul Haque Manju raised several demands in front of the journalists to improve the quality of engineering profession in the country.
He said, Engineers Institution, Bangladesh is the highest national professional organization representing the engineers of the country. IEB feels that the following urgent measures are necessary to establish accountable good governance and build a smart Bangladesh.
• Deploying engineers in place of non-engineers in top positions in engineering organizations
• Ensuring promotion and posting of engineers.
• Creation of Engineering Wing in Prime Minister’s Office.
• Inclusion in ‘Warrant of Precedence’ in rank from Chief Engineer to Executive Engineer.
• Appointment of persons with technical knowledge as PD instead of appointing persons without technical knowledge or engineering experience as PD.
• It is necessary to implement LGED, Textile, Agriculture Strategy and ICT cadre. Resumption of closed recruitment process of BCS Telecom cadre since 2006.
• Recruitment through open competitive examination from various cadres to the ‘Senior Service Pool’ of Bangladesh Civil Service i.e. Deputy Secretary of the Ministry.
• Changing the current job structure of polytechnic teachers.
• Bringing all the sectors under the same umbrella under the control of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BUBO).
• In recent times one Deputy Assistant Engineer in each district DC office and one Assistant Engineer and one Deputy Assistant Engineer in each Divisional Commissioner’s office is being observed. Many senior engineers serve as project managers. It is demeaning to senior engineers to have junior officers inspect their work. Therefore, the recruitment process should be stopped immediately.