Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus presiding over his first meeting with the government secretaries at the Chief Adviser's Office (former PMO) in the capital on Wednesday. – PID Government secretaries ought to reform their traditional mindset and work with ingenuity in running the administration, says Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus while arming a new-look bureaucracy with directions to 'rebuild' Bangladesh.
"Consultation must be held and opinions should be taken from the stakeholders, if necessary, to formulate the reform programmes," he told the top officials in a meeting Wednesday at the Chief Adviser's Office.
He gave various directives to the secretaries during the meeting about how to go along the path shown through the July-August student-mass uprising inspired by the theme slogan for 'rebuilding state',
The new Bangladesh that emerged through a mass uprising led by students has created a positive perception in the international community and government secretaries should utilise this to serve the optimum interest of Bangladesh, he said, according to the CA's press wing.
To create a new Bangladesh, the secretaries should think out of the box, reform their thoughts, adopt more creativity and prioritise public interest in running government administration, Yunus said.
"The chief adviser has given a 'marching order' to adopt and implement reform programmes at all levels of the government. He urged them to hold discussions with stakeholders and seek their opinions for any reform programme," says the press-wing message.
"In July-August, the students and people presented us a pledge to form a country without disparity and full of humanity, and also fearless hearts. We should use that basis to create a new Bangladesh by nurturing honesty, integrity and accountability.
"We have to earn the ultimate satisfaction of people by uprooting corruption and easing services. Government funds should be utilised to its fullest capacity."
The chief adviser said government purchases should have proper competition, and transparency and accountability should be ensured by removing all roadblocks.
All ministries and departments will have to submit time-bound short-, medium-and long-term work plans with a creative and people-friendly mentality which will be evaluated and monitored regularly, he said.
The Awami League government fell on August 5 at the climax of student-mass upheavals. Three days later, on Aug 8, the interim government led by the Nobel-laureate microcredit pioneer, Prof Yunus, was formed.
The new government removed some secretaries who had contractual appointments. To reduce the influence of the past government in the administration, the government brought back five additional secretaries sent to forced retirement by the Awami League as senior secretaries.
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