Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in a meeting with senior government officials on Monday emphasised the importance of digitisation to fight corruption.
The meeting focused on immediate actions for fast-track digital adoption.
Key decisions taken in the meeting include making tax submission via the e-return portal compulsory for all government officials in the Dhaka region and encouraging large corporations to adopt e-return across the organization.
The meeting also decided to launch a nationwide awareness campaign on digitization, and renewed focus was given to improving the investment environment by digitizing NBR, the National Single Window project.
Other decisions include ensuring the interconnectivity of systems across government organizations by focusing on the whole picture and developing a full digitization roadmap and execution timeline for land-related public services.
Md Siraj Uddin Mia, principal secretary to the chief adviser, Md Abdur Rahman Khan, chairman, NBR, ASM Saleh Ahmed, senior secretary, ministry of land, Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman, BIDA, and BEZA, were among those who attended the meeting.
