Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu on Friday instructed officials to discharge their duties with integrity, efficiency and a strong sense of constitutional responsibility.
He made the remarks at a view-exchange meeting with divisional and district-level officials of Rajshahi Division at the Rajshahi Circuit House conference room.
“I am a son of the soil of Rajshahi. We are colleagues; none of us is anyone’s boss. You are constitutionally entrusted with responsibilities and those duties must be carried out properly,” he said.
He stressed that the law is equal for all.
“Even if my own child violates the law, necessary action must be taken,” he said.
He warned that negligence in duty would not be tolerated and said administrative activities must be conducted on the basis of integrity, competence and merit.
Urging officials to maintain respectful conduct and a service-oriented approach, he said people expect justice and effective services from the administration.
To prevent public suffering during Ramadan, he directed officials to take special preparations with coordinated efforts in market monitoring, law and order and public services.
He also called for strict enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy against drugs.
He said Tarique Rahman is working eighteen hours a day for the country’s development and that the announced 31-point agenda would be implemented in a coordinated manner.
After the election, every government department will operate within the constitutional framework and the law will take its own course, he said.
He emphasised canal excavation and tree plantation programmes to accelerate development activities.
The meeting was chaired by Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Dr ANM Bazlur Rashid.
Among the special guests were lawmaker Shafiqul Haque Milan, Rajshahi Range Deputy Inspector General Mohammad Shahjahan, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital Director Brigadier General PKM Masud-Ul-Islam, Deputy Commissioner Afia Akhter, Superintendent of Police Mohammad Naimul Hasan and Bangladesh Nationalist Party Forest and Environment Affairs Secretary and former Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul.
Officials at the meeting highlighted field-level challenges and prospects and expressed hope that the discussion would strengthen transparency, accountability and coordination in administrative activities.
