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PM-APA-SIGNING TWO LAST
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadeq, Cabinet Secretary Md. Shafiul Alam, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Md. Nojibur Rahman and Chief Coordinator on SDGs in the PMO Abul Kalam Azad spoke on the occasion.
Secretary of the Cabinet Division (Reform and Coordination) Ziaul Alam and Md. Mofizur Islam, Secretary of the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (IME) of the Planning Ministry also spoke on the occasion.
Cabinet members, PM’s Advisors, secretaries, heads of various departments, senior officials and diplomats of different countries were present.
The prime minister gave away certificates to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and the Ministry of Agricultural and IME Division for their best performance according to the APA during the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
Sheikh Hasina also gave away Integrity Award-2017-18 to the IME Division of the Planning Ministry for showing the highest performance in accomplishing its annual activities.
Speaking on the occasion, she said, “I wish to see every village as a town where people will get all urban facilities. Neither a single person will remain without education and home and nor they would suffer from hunger or lack of healthcare services, she said.
“I know our country is small in size with a huge population. So it’s a daunting task for us. But, we have the power to overcome all the hurdles and we have proved our indomitable capacity many times in the past.”
“Bangladesh has lost many years without any visible national progress. Had Father of the Nation been alive, I can undoubtedly say that Bangladesh would have been a developed country in only ten years,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said her government assumed power in 1996 targeting some specific plans. At that time, she said, the county had secured many successes in the areas of socio-economic development. But the success could not be sustained due to change of the regime in 2001.
“Now, we are trying to implement the development projects in a more quicker pace as we don’t want repetition of our past experience and we are striving to take country to a position in the shortest possible time,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said the government employees should enhance their efficiency and accountability by implement the programs taken by the government for welfare of the people.
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