Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the new Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) officials to work for changing the fate of the countrymen being inspired by patriotism.
She said, "I urge the new officers to work to change people's lot with patriotism," reports BSS.
Sheikh Hasina was addressing a function at BCS Administration Academy on the certificate-giving and closing ceremony of the 124th, 125th and 126th Law and Administration training course on Wednesday.
The prime minister said the new officers can play a great role in ensuring the overall development of those particular areas in where they are working by taking well-thought-out plans.
She reminded the fresher that a country needs to concentrate on developing the communication, health, agriculture, education, and power systems to build it as a developed and prosperous one alongside taking welfare programmes for the betterment of its people.
Hasina reminded all that there was no Bangalee in the posts of secretary, general and major general, rather only a colonel during the Pakistan period.
She also urged the fresh officers to devote themselves to the welfare of the country and its people citing that her government's only target is to give the people a decent and improved life.
The prime minister later distributed certificates among 103 BCS officers upon completion of their five-month-long law and administration training courses.
The Premier asked the new officers to study the Secret Documents on the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman based on Pakistani intelligence reports against Bangabandhu since 1948.
She said eleven volumes of the 14-volume set of secret documents have already been published, adding there is no country in the world which published secret documents of their leaders.
"I think, if everyone read it (secret documents on Bangabandhu), it will be easy to know the history of Bangladesh and protect the generation from knowing distorted history alongside knowing the ways to make the country developed," she said.
Hasina suggested the officers read the Ausamapta Atmajiboni (The Unfinished Memoirs), Karagarer Rojnamcha (The Prison Diaries), and Amar Dekha Naya Chin (The New China as I Saw), to know the true history of the Liberation War or how much struggle and sacrifice Bangabandhu endured for achieving the country's independence.
She called upon the BCS officers to inspire people to grow more food using every inch of land against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war, sanctions, and counter-sanctions for which prices of essentials have been skyrocketing globally.
The prime minister said it is very difficult to meet the demand taking essentials from abroad as the entire world including America, Europe and England is facing an economic and energy crisis due to the ongoing war.
In the given context, she said it would be the best way to stand on own feet instead of depending on others.
Describing the new officers as soldiers of 2041, the premier hoped that they would take the responsibility to build the country as developed and prosperous within 2041 maintaining the status of a developing country that attained for the last 13 years tireless efforts of the government.
She said it needs to give more importance to building agro-based industries to ensure the overall development of the country alongside ensuring waste management in the industries.
She said her government is establishing 100 economic zones across the country to stop indiscriminate industry buildings mainly to protect the arable land and generate huge employment.
To this end, the premier asked the freshers to educate the masses about protecting the environment through aforestation and tree plantation.
Sheikh Hasina also reminded them that her government has taken such development projects from which return will come quickly.
She also called upon them to ensure all civic rights to every village as her government is working to make sure balanced development of the country.
Sheikh Hasina earlier unveiled the plaque of the Bangabandhu Study Centre at the BCS Administration Academy and went around it.
She also unveiled the cover of an edition of her speeches at the Law and Administration training courses at different times, titled "Bhashon Sangkolon"
State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, its Senior Secretary K M Ali Azam and Rector (Secretary) of the BCS Administration Academy Mominur Rashid Amin spoke the ceremony.
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