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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday called upon deputy commissioners (DCs) to play a proactive role in implementing the government’s promises made to the people with a spirit to move ahead, stressing accountability, transparency and efficiency in building a people-friendly administration. “I hope that, with your talent and competence, you will be able to play a vital role in efficiently implementing every promise made by the government to the people,” he said while inaugurating the four-day DC Conference-2026 at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium. The Prime Minister categorically said the government is committed to implementing every pledge of its election manifesto and the July National Charter as signed before the people. “We will implement each commitment step by step.” PM opens DC Conference, issues directives on govt priorities for field administration “You are at the highest level of administration in running the state. You are one of the main driving forces in building a strong, accountable, lawful and people-friendly state system,” he told the DCs. Highlighting governance priorities, Tarique Rahman said good governance is the foundation of the current administration. “It requires efficient management, capable leadership and, above all, accountability.” He said the government’s position against corruption is clear and that it does not want to make any compromise with corruption In his directives to the DCs, the Prime Minister emphasised the timely implementation of development projects, maintaining the highest transparency in expenditure and ensuring quality in work. He also urged officials not to use excessive legal complexities as excuses, but to adopt realistic, effective and people-oriented decision-making so that citizens can receive timely benefits from government programmes. Referring to sports talent programme – Notun Kuri Sports – inaugurated in Sylhet on Saturday, Tarique Rahman said enthusiasm of young participants should inspire officials. “Let our spirit be like those children – their desire to move forward. That should be the spirit of this conference,” he said.  

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday urged the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to be “more sensitive” in ensuring hassle-free services to the expatriate Bangladeshis in an expeditious way as over 1 crore people of the country live abroad. “We expect the DCs to be more sensitive on these issues making things easier,” he told reporters after attending the third-day session of the DCs’ Conference at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium. Dr Momen said the expatriate Bangladeshis come with some complaints of not getting passports, police clearances, marriage certificates and birth certificates timely apart from losing control over their land in some cases. They also complained that they do not get required information when efforts are taken to bring back bodies from abroad, said the Foreign Minister. Read:Cambodian chairmanship of ASEAN to expedite Rohingya repatriation: FM