Experts at a discussion suggested upgrading the quality of institutions that groom public servants to ensure better services for the people.
They also stressed the need for improvement of the education system to achieve the target.
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) organised a panel discussion titled, "Public Service: Its Joys and Challenges," at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in the city recently, says a press release.
Former finance minister M Syeduzzaman, Prime Minister's international affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi, former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman and Dilshad Dossani, chairperson of the Aga Khan Foundation (Bangladesh)'s National Committee spoke on the occasion.
The seminar brought together government representatives, civil society members, academicians and the private sector to discuss the importance of public service on the life and development of the nation, and the challenges and opportunities of that role.
M Syeduzzaman in his keynote address recounted his personal journey as a public servant.
Dr Rizvi said while the phrase 'public servant' or 'bureaucrat' often has negative connotations associated with it, it is important to recognise that 'public servants have contributed to solving some of the most fundamental problems in our lives.'
Dilshad Dossani said the Aga Khan Foundation has an interest in the notion of public service as defined in its broadest sense of 'a service rendered for the benefit of others'. Dossani further said, "This definition is not limited to those who work in government services, but encompasses all individuals, civil society and organisations that work for the benefit of the people of Bangladesh."
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