PM praises civil admin for Jan 5 role

Lauding the role of the civil administration, including the secretaries, during the critical juncture of the country, especially during the last general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hoped that their positive and constructive professional role would continue in future, too. “The public administration through its integrated and quick steps has tackled the bids of unleashing violence and subversive acts during the pre-polls, post-polls and election time (January 5 polls). I hope your positive and constructive professional role will continue in the future as well,” she said. The Prime Minister was addressing the first meeting of the Secretaries Committee at the Secretariat after assuming office for the third time. The meeting began at 12:30 pm and lasted for almost four hours. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the Prime Minister issued some advice, guidance, directives and instructions to the secretaries in an open-ended manner, according to a news agency.