PM asks deputy commissioners to be firm in enforcing law for peace

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners to be firm and careful in enforcing law to ensure peace and stability through eradicating militancy, terrorism and communalism.
‘You will have to discharge your duties with more caution and firmness in maintaining peace, discipline and stability in all spheres of life through eradicating militancy, terrorism and communalism,’ she said while inaugurating a four-day deputy commissioners’ conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
The prime minister issued a 19-point directive for the administrative chiefs of the districts asking them firstly to remain careful so that common people by no means were exposed to any harassment and deprivation in getting public services.
She asked them to give particular attention to the people of minority communities, small ethnic groups, autistic people and any vulnerable group of people in their areas.
‘Execution of the decisions and plans taken by the government mostly depend on you. Simultaneously as top executives of the government in the field the deputy commissioners can visit the development programmes and play role in taking projects in the districts based on their prospects,’ the prime minister said.
Pointing out the recent spate of terrorism at home and abroad, the Prime Minister said militancy and terrorism emerged as a trouble though it was not a very new phenomenon.
‘It’s continuation of the occurrences which have been taking place in Bangladesh after 1975,’ she said reminding the DCs of the simultaneous countrywide bomb blasts in 500 places, murder of our two lawmakers during BNP-Jamaat regime and repeated attempts on her life after her return home from exile in 1981.
Minister for public administration Syed Ashraful Islam, state minister Ismat Ara Sadique spoke at the inaugural session of the conference while cabinet secretary Shafiul Alam gave the welcome address.
Cabinet members, PM’s advisers, PM’s principal secretary, secretaries of the different ministries, divisional commissioners attended the function.
Divisional commissioner of Dhaka Helal Uddin Ahmad, deputy commissioner of Chittagong Mesbah Uddin, deputy commissioner of Rajbari Zinat Ara and deputy commissioner of Sunamganj Sheikh Rafiqul Islam also spoke on the occasion.

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