State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain has addressed the recent remarks made by Jamalpur's Deputy Commissioner (DC) in favor of the current government, and said that such statements are inappropriate in the lead-up to the upcoming elections.
He said this while talking to reporters at the secretariat on Tuesday afternoon.
He also said that if the DC Md Imran Ahmed’s reported statements are verified to be accurate, appropriate action will be taken.
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“We will thoroughly investigate the DC's comments regarding the election. It is inappropriate for a DC to make such declarations with elections on the horizon, these officials receive training to uphold neutrality,” said the minister.
“Nevertheless, it is essential to ascertain whether the speech was manipulated or distorted and subsequently propagated. In this era of artificial intelligence, speeches can be tampered with. The government will initiate appropriate action upon a comprehensive examination of the Deputy Commissioner's statement, should it be found to be genuine,” he added.
Earlier, Md Imran Ahmed made comments about the upcoming election saying ‘the incumbent government of Awami League has to be brought to power again in the next parliamentary elections to continue the development spree’.
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He said this while speaking at a ceremony on Monday (11 Sept) afternoon in Jamalpur to inaugurate the newly built Madarganj pourashava building.
A video of the statement began circulating on social media platforms from Tuesday morning and sparked criticism because of his such comments despite being a public servant.
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