Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the importance of establishing good governance for overall development of the country.
"For the overall development, good governance is urgently needed. Law and order and everything else are related with this," she said.
The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the five-day annual conference of the deputy commissioners (DCs) at Shapla Hall at the Prime Minister's Office.
She asked the DCs to work towards eradicating terrorism, drugs, corruption and other social menaces, as per a UNB report.
The premier said those who offer and receive bribes are guilty but noted that those who offer bribes are guiltier.
"If we work keeping this in mind, then it'll be possible for us to get rid of this (the practice of giving and taking bribe)," she said.
Hasina said the government is tirelessly working to spread the effects of development to the people at grassroots level.
"Our development is not for a handful of people. We're doing that for changing the lifestyle of the grassroots level people, increasing their purchasing capacity, graduating from the poverty line and stopping the tendency to come to the city from the rural areas," she said.
