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Political Identity Excluded From Public Service Recruitment: Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal Tells British APPG Delegation

Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Highlights Institutional Reforms, Active Parliamentary Committees, and Universal Acceptance of 2026 Elections During High-Level Meeting With UK APPG Members

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Staff Reporter • 6 Oct • 2 min read

Political Identity Excluded From Public Service Recruitment: Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal Tells British APPG Delegation
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal greeting the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) delegation at his Jatiya Sangsad office in Dhaka on Monday.

Political affiliation is no longer taken into consideration for appointments in public service recruitment, declared National Parliament Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal during a courtesy meeting with a high-level delegation from the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at his parliament office on Monday (October 6, 2026).

Addressing the delegation—which included British Members of Parliament Apsana Begum, Shockat Adam, and Lord Qurban Hussain—Deputy Speaker Kamal stated that Bangladesh is restructuring its bureaucratic and administrative framework to become more people-centric, transparent, and accountable, drawing inspiration from British institutional models. He asserted that the 2026 General Election achieved universal credibility both domestically and internationally, restoring parliamentary democracy after nearly a decade and a half of democratic erosion. Kamal noted that parliamentary standing committees are functioning with robust independence, and the opposition is serving a constructive role. Highlighting social welfare programs initiated under Prime Minister Tariq Rahman—including Family Cards, Health Cards, and Farmers' Cards modeled after UK civic welfare systems—the Deputy Speaker also emphasized equal rights for minority communities, citing their active representation in cabinet and parliament. In response, the British delegation expressed interest in establishing branch campuses of renowned UK educational institutions in Bangladesh and commended the country's long-standing tradition of female leadership in parliament.

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