Priority to militancy: DCs confce begins today

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Staff Reporter :
The Deputy Commissioners (DCs) four-day annual conference begins at the Prime Minister’s Office today (Tuesday).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference in Shapla Hall at her office at 10:00am, said Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam.
The Cabinet Division has already prepared a working paper with 336 recommendations for discussion in the conference, after considering all the proposals made by DCs, he said.
The militancy, tourism, infrastructure, transport and communication, river management, settling cross-border, and migrant issues, will get priority based on the desire of the Prime Minister to run the country’s progress smoothly, he added.
Mohammad Shafiul Alam, said, “The DCs have submitted a total of 336 proposals for discussion at different sessions in the conference. Of those, 27 are land and public administration related proposals.”
He said, “The Prime Minister would give DCs the necessary direction to solve militancy crisis from the grassroot to high levels across the country.
The Cabinet Secretary said: “The strategies and policies of the government will also be discussed in the conference.”
President Abdul Hamid will also give directives to the DCs on the second day of the conference at Bangabhaban on Wednesday evening, he said.
He said, the DCs will also exchange views with Ministers, Advisers, State Ministers, and high officials, including Secretaries of 39 Ministries, in 18 working sessions out of total 22 sessions during the conference in four days.
According to working paper, the DCs suggested to start all official activities to make the digital country as early as possible .
They also proposed that the government arrange vehicles for their staff, especially for Assistant Commissioners (Land) so that they can work easily at the field level.
The DCs also have recommended the government to give them the authority to take action against local body offices’ chairmen and members if they are found guilty of being involved in illegal activities.
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