APA will build public confidence in ensuring transparency: Arafat

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said the Annual Performance Agreements (APAs) will help build public confidence in ensuring transparency and accountability of the government, reports BSS.
"The APAs will contribute to ensure good governance. By signing these agreements, one kind of promise or commitment is being made, which are documented evidence. These agreements will help ensure more accountability," he said.
The state minister said this while addressing the APA signing ceremony between the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and its 13 subordinate bodies for fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) aimed at inspiring the organizations to perform 'result oriented' activities. Information and Broadcasting Senior Secretary Dr. Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker chaired the ceremony. Noting that the government's steps on good governance need to be circulated more among the people, Arafat said, "We want to publicize the issues of the annual performance agreements through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting".
The publicity of the issues related to APAs will create confidence among the common people about the government's initiatives to ensure transparency andaccountability, he added.
Information and Broadcasting Senior Secretary Dr. Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker andchiefs of the 13 affiliated bodies of the ministry signed the agreements on behalf of their respective sides.