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KILLING OF KIBRIA

Khaleda talks of administrative deficiencies

But says prompt actions have been taken

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday said despite administrative deficiencies the government took instant actions after the January 27 grenade attack that killed former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and four others. "There may be some lapses in the administration. But we did not hesitate to take actions. An investigation is going on. We want cooperation from all of you," she told the Jatiya Sangsad replying to a query of an opposition lawmaker.
Khaleda told Krishak Sramik Janata League lawmaker Abdul
Kader Siddiqui that her government has initiated measures to improve the efficiency of the administration, the police department and the intelligence agencies.
The prime minister said this when Siddiqui during the questionanswer session in parliament
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referred to a comment of LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan about the weaknesses in the administration.
A day after the killing of Shah AMS Kibria, Bhuiyan told a press conference, "We could not arrest the culprits involved in bomb and grenade attacks. It may be due to our weakness or of the administration."
Khaleda at first termed Siddiqui's question 'irrelevant' though she was answering different queries from the lawmakers about strengthening efficiency of the public administration.
She however said measures have been taken in this regard. "People are getting benefits from these steps," she added.
Narrating the steps taken by the government to improve the administrative efficiencies, the prime minister said the police department and the intelligence agencies are being provided with modern equipment
and training.
She mentioned a project under which 2,000 officials of senior assistant secretary to sectary level will be sent abroad for training.
During the half-an-hour session the prime minister also described the government initiatives to ensure quality education at primary level.
Responding to a query, Khaleda said the quality of education at nongovernment primary schools is better than that of government ones. "The quality of education is declining at some schools even after they were nationalised."
QUESTION ON SAARC
BNP lawmaker Shhid Uddin Chowdhury Anny asked the prime minister if the country's image has been damaged due to the postponement of the Saarc Summit. He wanted to known when the summit will be held again.
The prime minister said the question is irrelevant. "So it should not be answered."