Not a single person should starve, remain homeless: PM tells govt officials
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the importance of good governance and asked government officials to devote themselves to serving people.
"I hope you'll devote yourselves to serving people -- remaining committed to constitutional responsibilities," she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing the certificate-giving and closing ceremony of the 119th and 120th Law and Administration Training Courses at Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy in the capital through a videoconference from her official residence Gono Bhaban.
As per the 7th article of the constitution, people are the owners of the country while Article 21(2) states that government employees are bound to serve people round the clock, she reminded everyone.
She directed public servants to take innovative initiatives to serve people as the government has prepared a perspective plan and is implementing it. "We've already attained the status of developing nation and we have to maintain that."
"Ensure good governance through proper enforcement of law, stay beside people, and make sure people get justice… and not a single person suffers from starvation, remains homeless, is deprived of medical treatment and education. Discharge your responsibilities keeping eye on these issues," she said.
The prime minister said that food scarcity has increased around the world and many countries are suffering. "Not a single inch of arable land should be left unutilised."
"We may have to provide food assistance to developed countries. Keeping this in mind, we have to make sure there's no scarcity of food and protein in the country," she said.
Hasina asked all concerned to add more food and processed food items to the country's export basket.
She said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman devoted his entire life towards changing the fate of people. "You'll have to think about them (people) and work to change their fortune."
The government wants to develop Bangladesh as a hunger- and poverty-free country where everyone will have a dignified life, she added.
She asked officers to utilise their knowledge acquired in the training course for the development of the country.
Presided over by State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, the function was addressed, among others, by Public Administration Senior Secretary KM Ali Azam and Rector of the BCS Administration Mominur Rashid Amin.
On behalf of the PM, Farhad Hossain handed over the awards to the best performers of the 119th and 120th training courses respectively.
Two fresh officers and rector award winners -- Swikriti Pramanik of the 119th course and Umme Salma Naznin Tosha of the 120th course -- spoke at the function on behalf of the participants of the training course.
A video documentary on Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy was played at the programme.
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