Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged the divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners to work impartially for the welfare of the country and its people.
“The greatest asset of the state is the trust of the people. Therefore, you should work fearlessly and impartially for the welfare of the country and the people,” he said.
The Prime Minister added: “Through transparency and accountability of the government and administration, trust gradually develops in the minds of the people. I firmly believe that you will also remain careful about the matter.”
Tarique Rahman, also ruling BNP chairman, made the remarks while addressing the annual conference of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association (BASA) at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area this evening.
Noting that the government will give support to any legal and humanitarian initiatives of deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners, he said, administration is not only an instrument for enforcing law, it is a medium of serving people too.
“I deeply believe one thing, we have countless problems, but our possibilities are not less. If we can take advantage of our country’s demographic dividend and transform our young and working population into skilled manpower, then this population will turn into human resources. (Please) keep trust, they will be able to change our beloved Bangladesh,” the premier added.
Addressing field-level government officials, the Prime Minister urged them to move forward with the mentality of helping people as much as possible.
“We need to find all possible ways to keep the religious and social values of the state and society alive. We must be inspired by family values,” he said.
“We should remember one thing that family is the smallest unit of a state. In the same way, our state is a culmination of millions of families. Thus, if families remain inspired by religious and social values, state values become consolidated,” Tarique Rahman added.
The annual conference of the BASA was held on the occasion of the closing of the four-day deputy commissioners (DCs) conference. Prime Minister’s spouse Zubaida Rahman, cabinet members and chiefs of the three services were present at the function. Family members of the association members also took part in the conference.
At the event, the Prime Minister was presented with the association’s crest.
Earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated the four-day DC conference at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city on May 3.
During the four-day conference, ministers concerned gave directional speeches to DCs in separate meetings on behalf of their ministries and answered various questions of the DCs.
Besides, the deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners met President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury.
