‘Corruption will not be tolerated even after so much salary and allowances’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned the government officials and employees that corruption will not be tolerated even after so much salary, allowances and facilities. We have to work keeping this issue in mind.
She made the remarks at a virtual meeting with the secretaries on Wednesday (August 18).
The head of government said, we want to establish good governance in Bangladesh. As we give more facilities, progress is being made economically so we will not tolerate any kind of corruption for this.
Sheikh Hasina said, "Corruption is a disease, we must be free from this disease." You (Secretaries) have to take strict action in this regard. Wherever there is corruption, action must be taken. And those who perform good work must be rewarded. But action must be taken against those who are corrupt.
"We want to build an accountable administration which will accelerate the development of the country”, she said
"I have a wish," she said. The work that we want to do should be implemented quickly with proper quality. Development projects should be properly implemented. These issues need to be looked at by everyone.
"All of you will work with sincerity," she added. If there is a problem, solve it; Pay special attention to this. By no means there is any stagnancy in implementing development work.
Referring to the increase in facilities for government officials and employees, the Prime Minister said, "We have increased the salaries of all government officials and employees." We are arranging accommodation. We are giving festival allowance. We are giving New Year allowance on the first Baishakh. We are providing easy access to credit for house construction. We have made arrangements to buy a car. I have arranged a separate allowance for car maintenance. We have given these opportunities
The Prime Minister also stressed on building an accountable administration.