Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the fresh civil service (BCS) administration cadre officials to begin their career with a vow to serve the country with patriotism, dutifulness and innovative ideas as public servants. “Don’t take your service merely as a job, work for the country as well as the people with dutifulness and patriotism,” she said while addressing a large group of young officers of the cadre at BCS Administration Academy at Shahbagh, reports BSS.
The premier simultaneously asked them to be innovative, confident and equip them with time-befitting knowledge to reach the outcome of the development to people’s doorsteps.
She said the officers were “very fortunate” as they were selected through a competitive process and their job created for them scopes to serve the people.
The function marked the conclusion of the academy’s 110th, 111th and 112th Law and Administration Courses. Sheikh Hasina said since the world was changing constantly, the officers must to cope up with the changes and familiarize them with new technologies while they must always keep in mind they were servants of the people.
“Our constitution describes officers as servants of the people. So, serve the people as their servants and for their welfare as well as development of the country being imbued with patriotism,” she said. The premier said she personally believe that through the trainings the new officers received by now made them realize what were their duties and responsibilities.
She said the government planned to expand the time span of the officers initial training period for their enhanced efficiency to materialiase Bangladesh’s ‘Vision 2041’ to turn it as a prosperous and developed country as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman on Ministry of Public Administration HM Ashikur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry Faiz Ahmed and Rector of the BCS Administration Academy Kazi Rowshan Akhter also spoke at the function.
Three of the admin officers, Mahbubullah Majumder, Ranjan Chandra Dey and Mamnun Ahmed Anik, spoke on the occasion on behalf officers who completed their five months training course. Earlier, Sheikh Hasina handed over the awards and certificates among the participants and later witnessed a colorful cultural programme.
