<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the new Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) officers to work for changing the lot of the countrymen being inspired with patriotism.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"I urge the new officers to work to change people's lot with patriotism," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The prime minister was addressing a function at BCS Administration Academy here on the certificate-giving and closing ceremony of the 124th, 125th and 126th Law and Administration training course.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She reminded all that there was no Bangalee in the posts of secretary, general and major general, rather only a colonel during the Pakistan period.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"You (government officers) have to remember that now we can make everything after the country has become independent," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She urged the fresh officers to devote to the welfare of the country and its people citing that her government's only target is to give the people a decent and improved life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister said the new officers can play a great role in ensuring the overall development of those particular areas in where they are working by taking well-thought out plans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She reminded the fresher that a country needs to concentrate on developing the communication, health, agriculture, education, power systems to build it as a developed and prosperous one alongside taking welfare programmes for the betterment of its people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"I believe our new officers will take measures in line with that," she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister later distributed certificates among 103 BCS officers upon completion of their five-month long law and administration training courses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The trainees of each bath also separately joined photo sessions with the prime minister.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina earlier unveiled the plaque of Bangabandhu Study Centre at the BCS Administration Academy and went round it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She also unveiled the cover of an edition of her speeches at the Law and Administration training courses at different times, titled "Bhashon Sangkolon"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, it's Senior Secretary K M Ali Azam and Rector (Secretary) of the BCS Administration Academy Mominur Rashid Amin spoke at the function.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of the trainees, Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, Tania Tabassum and Farhana Nasrin expressed their feelings at the function.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A video documentary on the BCS Administration Academy was also screened at the function. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>