<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to take only necessary projects alongside implementing 25 directives including putting emphasis on increasing food production and taking measures for saving electricity and energy.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The projects which are necessary at this moment, we only want to take those instead of going for wholesale manner keeping in mind the global economic recession due to Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister said this while opening the three-day annual DC Conference-2023 at the Shapla Hall of her office here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She asked the DCs to consider “how many projects are effective and beneficial for the particular areas and their people whenever taking those”.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier also asked them to take into consideration saving money from the projects by avoiding unnecessary expenses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Calling upon the DCs to work with priority in implementing her 25 directives for making a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041, she said, "I am asking you to give attention to take some measures (25 directives)".</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister however expressed her satisfaction to the field level administration for their sincerity and cooperation to implement the government plans, policies and programmes properly at the grassroots.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Bangladesh has marched ahead and we have got global acclamation as you are working for the country and its people with professional duty and sincerity," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister said that she witnessed sincerity among the local administration since her government assumed office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Referring to a speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, she asked local administration officials to be public servants as their salaries and other benefits are being given from the taxes of the people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Work for serving the people by devoting yourselves and then you will get satisfaction," she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain spoke at the function.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain gave the address of welcome as PM's Principal Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah also spoke.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner GSM Zafarullah addressed the function on behalf of the divisional commissioners while Narsingdi DC Abu Nayeem Mohammad Maruf Khan and Bandarban DC Yasmin Parvin Tibriji, as well, spoke on behalf of the deputy commissioners.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A video documentary on the overall development of the local administration was screened at the function. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>