Democracy and dev go together

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday urged government employees to provide all-out efforts in implementing programmes undertaken by the government for the welfare of the people, reports UNB.
"You will discharge your duties abiding by rules, regulation and constitution of the country as all of you are public servants," he said.
He said this while attending the graduation ceremony of the Defence Services Command and Staff Course (DSCSC).
A total of 257 officers including 49 from 24 countries graduated through this ceremony.
"Always remember that democracy and development go together," the president said.
The president said the government of Bangladesh has been committed to strengthening our Armed Forces. After independence, the Father of the Nation prioritised establishing a strong military and formulated the defence policy in 1974, he said.
In conjunction with this, the government developed the "Forces Goal-2030' to develop, expand, and modernise the Armed Forces.
The proper function of the government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil, he said.
Saying that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had a dream to improve the quality of life of the people, the president said all-out measures were taken by Bangabandhu to materialise those dreams.
"Within three and a half years of independence, all the indicators of economy and development process were moving positively under the dynamic leadership of Bangabandhu," he also said.
Mentioning the basis of stability as rule of law, assurance of personal freedom and respect for democratic rights, values and institutions, he said economic prosperity without freedom and freedom without economic prosperity cannot improve the quality of life.