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Independent Audit Department
Sir, Bangladesh Audit Department is undoubtedly the most sacred trust of the government for safeguarding the financial Interest of the people. Hence, its Importance and Impact on the national economy cannot be exaggerated
Audit may be defined as an intelligent and objective scrutiny of books of accounts kept by government, semi govt, autonomous offices and commercial enterprises with a view to ascertaining correct position of revenues and expenditures The functions of
audit may be seen as the most important role in financial control of the government.
Bangladesh Is a very poor country. Its scanty resources should be properly utilised within the budgetary limit fixed by the government so that the development plans may be Implemented as early as possible.
For this reason, a powerful and Independent Audit Department is necessary. The purpose of audit Is to see whether the expenditure incurred is authorised by the competent authority as per budget provision: whether the expenditure is genuine and
prirna face. It Is also the function of audit to see the executive orders for the sanction of expenditures as incurred in the light of the financial rules and regulations In accordance with the provisions of GFR 10.
If Independent and Intelligent audit is conducted by Audit parties guided by the principle of honesty, then the Departments having unrestricted bowers for expenditure shall be very cautious in respect of unnecessary expenditure. Because, they will have , to show the records and books of accounts to the Audit party. As such there shall be a check and balance for safe-guarding the financial interest of the country. It will produce the much needed economic prosperity for the people. Because the money from the public exchequer shall be utilised for the productive and genuine purposes.
As regards revenue audit, the Audit Deptt. shall see whether the revenue is collected as per Got. policy and
thc same is brought to Govt, account. The revenue realised shall at once be deposited into the govt. treasury or Bangladesh Bank to facilitate the procedure and ensure safeguard thereof.
If the above conditions are fulfilled, then Audit Department as an Independent organisation will be able to control the public finance for the greater national Interest.
Hossain Shahid Dhaka
Road dividers
Sir, There 1s no road dividers In the road leading from Shahbagh to the High Court. As a consequence the buses, vans, minibuses, rickshaws, baby-taxles, and pushcarts create a quixotic conglomeration of traffic that our police force can hardly handle.
There are repeated fears of collision and actual accidents often take place which affect, obviously, all classes of people tn Dhaka.
Strangely enough, when the drivers come to this point, they turn 1n to Bcn .Huxs and Massalas. They speed like crazy mad and the stampede can hardly be tolerated.
While one is glad that there are no oppressive traffic jams, one would like the area to be properly patrolled to ensure safety.
ODH
Banant. Dhaka
Containing corruption
Sir, A saying goes, "It is easier to check the first desire, than to satisfy those follow It." It Is true that a man who may now find himself satisfied with whatever he has. may soon fall prey to the greed of having more This may be owing to various reasons the prime one might be hts neighbour.
In fact It Is a thing of vital importance that when an Individual 1s capable of checking his first desire of having
something, he invariably saves himself from the burden of shouldering the additional burdens which were to follow In the long run.
And an Increase in the sense of want, is likely to expand the range of corruption. Because when a want Is felt, an urge Is Invariably created to fulfil It by whatever means, fair or foul, which is sure to breed corruption.
To-day. when we look around, we find to our utter surprise and dismay a sense of competition tn those, who rather belong to lower income group, to have costly amenities of life obviously not within their reach by honest means.
It is therefore, very much desirable that an Individual should think in terms of re malnlng content and satisfied with whatever he has. or he can expect to have within his financial capability, so that the range of corruption may be contained.
S M Hussain
Manipur. Mtrpur. Dhaka.