The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday renewed her firm resolve to clampdown on terrorism and militancy to ensure peace and security for the people, saying that her government won’t allow any type of these social menaces.
‘In whatever names and forms, the terrorism and militancy come we will have to contain these social menaces and we must do it,’ she said while handing over the first-ever ‘Public Administration Award’ at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital this morning, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
Pointing to her government’s ‘zero tolerance policy’ towards terrorism and militancy, the prime minister said this policy will have to be implemented.
‘We won’t tolerate any types of terrorism and militancy and we would ensure peace and security for the people … we will have to work keeping this in mind,’ she said. ‘It’s my firm belief that we must do it and we have shown to the world that we can do it,’ she added.
Public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam presided over the function, while state minister for public administration Ismat Ara Sadique and chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the public administration ministry HN Ashiqur Rahman were present as the special guests.
Cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam and senior secretary of the public administration ministry Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury also spoke at the function.
Earlier, Sheikh Hasina handed over the award for 2016 to 30 officials and employees as well as institutions in recognition to their significant and innovative work in public administration.
Source: New Age