The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Additional security measures have been taken at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the wake of the opposition of administration cadre to the separation of judiciary and its threat to launch a movement, said the security officials yesterday.

Besides, intelligence monitoring has been increased in and around the Secretariat, they said.

Officials of the administration cadre expressed their strong resentment at the government's move for separation of judiciary at a seminar at the city's BIAM auditorium on Sunday.

They demanded of the government that the decision for separation of judiciary from the executive ought to be kept withheld until an elected government takes over power.

On the other hand, a meeting of the Secretary Committee for the Development of the Administration was held at the Cabinet Division conference room yesterday morning. It was presided over by Cabinet Secretary Ali Imam Majumder.

The meeting discussed in detail about the development of the administration.

After the meeting, the Cabinet Secretary was asked to comment on the crisis created over the government's move of separation of judiciary. He, however, declined to make any comment, saying that he would talk later about the matter.