Institutional integrity for ensuring transparency underscored

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City Desk :
Speakers at a dialogue laid emphasis on institutional integrity in service delivery activities by ensuring transparency and accountability.
Counterpart International in association with Participatory Advancement Social Service (PASS) organised the ‘Government-Civil Society Dialogue’ on ‘National Integrity Strategy (NIS) in Begum Rokeya auditorium of RDRS Bangladesh in Rangpur on Thursday.
The event was arranged for government officials, civil society members, representatives of NGOs, lawyers and journalists under the ‘Promoting Advocacy and Rights (PAR) project’ being implemented by PASS with USAID and UKaid assistance.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Shukria Pervin attended the dialogue as the chief guest with Specialist of Counterpart International Shahid Hossain in the chair.
Former Additional Secretary and facilitator of the project Dr. Mohammad Abdul Wazed discussed the goals and objectives of formulation of the NIS and forwarded suggestions for its proper implementation. He narrated the importance of proper implementation of the NIS through GO-NGO efforts involving civil society members to ensure transparency and accountability at all levels to speed up national development. Regional Director of Rangpur Kendra of Bangladesh Betar Dr. Harun Ar Rashid, Deputy Chief of Party of USAID Somana Binte Masud and Executive Director of PASS KM Ali Samrat addressed the dialogue. Civil Society Specialist of Counterpart International Syed Sultan Chand conducted the group discussion session in the day-long dialogue that ended in the afternoon.
The speakers stressed the need for enhancing integrity in service providing activities, innovation and adoption of effective time-befitting ways to ensure service deliveries to people with complete transparency for attaining sustainable development goals.
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