Bangladeshi researcher and academic Dr Mirza Galib has criticised several recent government decisions, questioning the BNP government's commitment to its 31-point reform agenda.In a Facebook post, Galib, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Howard University in the United States, raised concerns over recent appointments to the Public Service Commission (PSC), a proposed change in teacher recruitment at private educational institutions and what he described as signs of the BNP returning to its old style of politics.Questions over PSC appointmentsGalib said the government appointed four new members to the PSC on August 6.He noted that the BNP, while in opposition, had pledged in the ninth point of its 31-point programme to ensure transparency in appointments to constitutional bodies through parliamentary committee hearings, beyond narrow partisan interests.He questioned the value of that commitment after the party came to power, arguing that its own political promises appeared to have lost significance.Concerns over teacher recruitmentGalib also criticised the government's move to return the authority to appoint teachers at private educational institutions to their managing committees.He claimed that influential figures associated with the ruling party often dominate such committees. As a result, he argued, giving them control over teacher recruitment could lead to appointments based on personal preferences rather than merit and impartiality.‘Return to old politics’Galib described the two developments as evidence of what he sees as the BNP government's return to its previous political practices.He wrote that the government would not implement either the July Charter or its own 31-point programme, alleging that the party had shown no willingness to move away from politicisation and the traditional exercise of power.He also drew a historical comparison, asking whether Tarique Rahman would take the country back towards what he described as “old, rotten politics” after the July uprising.“After such prolonged repression under the Hasina regime, will the BNP once again walk in the opposite direction?” he asked.Concluding his post, Galib directly addressed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, asking, “Where is your 31-point programme?” He added sarcastically that if the programme could not be implemented, the government should at least leave a copy at the July Museum. Source: Dr Mirza Galib’s Facebook post