Bribe-giver an offender too: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday (July 13) labeled both taking and giving bribe as crimes and requested all to stay away from the menace.
She asked senior government officials to act promptly against corruption so the menace could not hinder her government’s development endeavours as she witnessed the signing of annual performance agreements (APA) of different ministries with the cabinet division.
“You (senior government officials) will have to give instructions to the grassroots officials (of civil administration) to stop corruption, so the development which has been achieved due to our relentless work, isn’t hampered for corruption,” she said while addressing the signing ceremony at the Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here.
The prime minister has voiced a note of warning against corruption saying, “We will not tolerate it (corruption) anymore.”
She also asked the senior government officials to take appropriate measures to make the government officials aware of corruption.
Sheikh Hasina asked the government officials to exercise national integrity strategy for stopping corruption, adding that the countrymen will get benefit of massive developments made during the regime of the Awami League government if corruption can be contained.
The premier highly appreciated the government officials for working sincerely to implement the APA, saying “You (government officials) have been working sincerely since we assume office. We have been able to achieve 8.1 percent growth in GDP and increase per capita income to $ 1909 alongside acquiring the middle income country status from the least developed one.”
She instructed the government officials to be more dynamic in implementing the APAs signed for the FY 2019-20.
Cabinet secretary on behalf of the prime minister and secretaries or senior secretaries on behalf of the ministers concerned signed the APA.
Secretaries or senior secretaries handed over the APA to the prime minister after signing the agreements.
Cabinet members, PM’s advisors, secretaries, heads of various departments, senior officials and diplomats of different countries were present.
