“We’ve been able to keep Covid-19 under control as instant measures, which were necessary at that time, had been taken properly,” she said.
The prime minister was speaking at the signing ceremony of the Annual Performance Agreements (APAs) with ministries and divisions for 2020-21 fiscal year.
The APA and Integrity Awards were also conferred at the virtual function held at the Conference Room of the Public Administration Ministry. The Prime Minister joined the function from her official residence Gono Bhaban through a videoconference.
Sheikh Hasina said many doctors, nurses and health workers died while serving patients. “Our health workers don’t sit idle,” she said.
The prime minister said they once criticised it [govt move towards Digital Bangladesh], but now they keep spreading propaganda taking advantage of digitisation. “I think it depends on self-confidence, whether we’re on the right path, no matter who says what.”
The prime minister told government officials: “Work with self-confidence. You won’t be able to work if you pay heed to who says what or who does what. You’ll have trust yourself… If you have this trust, people of the country will be benefited from your work,” she said.
Hasina asked the public servants to stand beside the people of the country as it is their duty to serve them. “It’s your duty to be with people…. You, who are in the government services, are pledge-bound to serve people.”
Sheikh Hasina said they came to power with people’s mandate and that is why they are committed to people.
At the function, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, on behalf of the PM, signed the APAs, while senior secretaries and secretaries to the ministries and divisions inked those on behalf of their respective agencies.
The agriculture minister, on behalf of the prime minister, handed over crests and certificates to them for their outstanding performances in implementing APAs exercising integrity.
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