CA stresses digitisation to fight graft

FE Team | Published: October 21, 2024 23:57:39

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at a meeting with senior government officials Monday emphasised the importance of digitisation to fight corruption, reports BSS.
The meeting held at the State Guest House Jamuna focused on immediate actions for fast-track digital adoption.
Key decisions taken in the meeting included making submission of tax via the e-return portal compulsory for all government officials in the greater Dhaka region and encouraging large corporations to adopt e-return across the organisation.
The decision to launch a nationwide awareness campaign on digitisation was also taken in the meeting, while renewed focus was given on improving the investment environment by digitising NBR, the National Single Window project.
Other decisions included ensuring interconnectivity of systems across government organisations by keeping an eye on the whole picture and full digitisation roadmap and execution timeline for land related public services.
Md. Siraj Uddin Mia, principal secretary to the Chief Adviser; Md. Abdur Rahman Khan, chairman, National Board of Revenue (NBR); ASM Saleh Ahmed, senior secretary, ministry of land; and Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA); were present at the meeting, among others.
Meanwhile, outgoing Dutch Ambassador in Dhaka Irma van Dueren paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna Monday afternoon.
During the meeting, the Chief Adviser congratulated the Dutch Ambassador on her successful completion of the tour of duty in Bangladesh, while the Dutch envoy shared her fond memories of working in Bangladesh, particularly witnessing the full-fledged revolution in Bangladesh in July-August this year.
Prof Yunus recalled his fruitful bilateral meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister last month in New York on the sidelines of the 79th UNGA, where they discussed the technical assistance in the elimination of corruption, flood management and agriculture sector in Bangladesh.
The Dutch envoy reiterated her government's commitment to extend technical support for the Bangladesh Interim Government's reform agenda.
They also discussed trade preferences from the EU beyond 2029, improvement of working conditions in the RMG sector, women empowerment, and upcoming youth festivity in Bangladesh.