Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday vowed to build a corruption-free administration, asking the government officials and employees to undertake their own plan on integrity and implement it effectively.
“We want to establish a graft-free administrative system in the country and you’ve to undertake your own plan on integrity and how you’ll execute it (plan),” she said.
While addressing as the Chief Guest at the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) Signing Ceremony-2020, Hasina also said this plan will have to be till lower level and must be executed effectively, reports BSS.
“Those who could do it will be rewarded,” she said.
The Prime Minister joined the function held at the conference room of the Public Administration Ministry through a videoconference from her official Ganabhaban residence.
Sheikh Hasina simultaneously directed the government officials and employees to work with self confidence and stay always beside the people.
“When you do any work, do it with self-confidence … you cannot do any work if you pay heed to who, what said and who what wrote,” she said.
The Prime Minister said there is a class of people in the country whose habit is to make criticism.
“They’ll say many things about a little fault. But they won’t do anything,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said her government has given permission to many private TV channels and has implemented Digital Bangladesh, adding propaganda (against the government) will continue through it.
“But you (government officials and employees) will have to have your own trust and confidence in whether you are doing the right thing. If you’ve that confidence, the people will get its result … I want to say that,” she said.
The prime minister said it is a responsibility of the government officials and employees to stay beside the people.
“It’s also our responsibility as we came to power thru’ people’s vote and we’re pledge-bound to them … those who do government job are also pledge-bound to the people and serve them,” she said.
