Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the new Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadres to utilize their intelligence to ensure the sustainable development of Bangladesh, reiterating her government’s pledge to give the countrymen an improved and beautiful life.
"I want the young officers to advance the country by applying their minds and intelligence in a more effective way. A special focus should be given to ensure country’s sustainable development," she said.
She said this while joining the certificate distribution program among the trainees of the 73rd foundation training course and its closing ceremony held at the Bangladesh Civil Service Training Centre, Savar, virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence.
The prime minister said her government's only target is to ensure a developed and beautiful life for the countrymen by transforming Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country by 2041.
Describing the fresh Bangladesh Civil Service cadres as the main soldiers of 2041, she said: "I am planning to make Bangladesh a developed and prosperous country and you will have to implement it as I will not be alive forever because I am getting old."
She said that they have to work for implementing Delta Plan-2100 formulated by this government.
She added that her government already started executing the plan to protect Bangladesh from the adverse impact of the climate change.
"You will have to work with dedication for the welfare of the country and the people," she mentioned.
The prime minister also said the fresh BCS officers will have to set priorities for area base solutions as all regions of Bangladesh are not facing the same problems.
The premier told the fresh BCS cadres that her government is establishing 100 special economic zones across Bangladesh mainly to set up industries in a planned way to protect the limited arable lands.
She said her government has attached priority on establishing food processing industries on the basis of locally produced food aimed at expanding export baskets for coming out of dependency on one or two export items.
The prime minister also asked the new officers to go to the grassroots and work as servants of the people to ensure their welfare as they all are bound to serve the people as per the Bangladesh’s constitution.
"You will have to serve the people and be public servants. It is the most important thing to serve the people," she said.
The prime minister said her government has been working to build a pro-people and efficient public administration for which she even changed the name of the ministry.
She asked the new officers to work for the welfare of the country and its people with a sense of belonging.
"You will have to work bearing in mind that the people and the country are yours. All will be fine if the masses remain well. Bangladesh will be developed if their living standard is improved," she added.
Later, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked them to follow the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in running the state.
She also asked the fresh officers to expedite uplift works for ensuring country's overall development while it turned into a hunger-and-poverty free country as envisioned by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
She noted that since the world is changing constantly, the officers must cope with the changes and should familiarize themselves with the new technologies ahead of the fourth industrial revolution.
Anyone can know the Liberation War history or how much struggle and sacrifice Bangabandhu endured for achieving country's independence by reading Amar Dekha Naya Chin (The New China as I Saw), and the volume of books on the Pakistani intelligence reports against Bangabandhu since 1948, she mentioned.
As part of the initiative to give people a better life, she said her government has taken Ashrayan project to provide houses to every landless and homeless people marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The prime minister thanked the government officers for working sincerely in implementing the housing project.
She said her government has been working to address the sufferings of the countrymen utilizing its limited resources under the fallouts of the Corona virus and Russia-Ukraine war.
"The coronavirus already rattled the world economy. And at this right moment, Russia-Ukraine war began which brings suffering for the people of our country. We are trying hard to minimize the sufferings using our limited resources," she said.
State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, Senior Secretary of the Ministry KM Ali Azam and BPATC Rector Ramendra Nath Biswas also spoke at the function.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, the state minister for Public Administration later distributed certificates and medals among the first, second and third position holders in the merit list.
Two officers, Mohammad Hasan and Farzana Yasmin also spoke at the function on behalf of the trainees.
