State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam, has urged administrators to visit their cities and engage more closely with the public to better understand their needs.
He expressed hope that all city corporation administrators, appointed based on merit, would reflect their competence in the discharge of their duties, reads a press release.
He made the remarks as the chief guest at a review meeting on the progress of development activities of city corporations, held at the conference room of the Local Government Division today.
Addressing the administrators, the State Minister said they must act with greater responsibility by visiting different areas of their respective cities, reaching out to citizens and listening to their concerns.
He emphasised the need to ensure visible changes in line with the Prime Minister’s directives.
Shahe Alam also stressed the importance of maximum preparedness in delivering expected services to the public. He assured that the ministry would provide all necessary administrative and technical support for the overall operations and implementation of projects undertaken by city corporations.
Highlighting the need for regular monitoring after project approval, he advised city corporations to undertake WASA projects based on necessity and demand. He further instructed authorities to remove all legal complexities and expedite recruitment to vacant posts to enhance project implementation.
At the meeting, administrators of nine city corporations—Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet, Barishal, Gazipur, Cumilla, Rangpur, Narayanganj and Mymensingh presented updates on ongoing projects and outlined existing challenges.
Calling for closer supervision at the field level, the State Minister said greater caution must be exercised in assessing project feasibility to avoid future complications.
He urged swift identification of challenges and coordinated efforts to accelerate project implementation, while stressing that no project work should be hampered due to the energy crisis.
The meeting was chaired by Secretary of the Local Government Division Md Shahidul Hasan. Administrators of the respective city corporations, chief executive officers, chief engineers, chief health officers, chief waste management officers, senior ministry officials and project directors were present.
