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PM for joint efforts to combat crime

Asks DCs to work in coordination with SPs, UNOs

M Abul Kalam Azad
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed deputy commissioners to work in coordination with the superintendents of police and upazila nirbahi officers concerned for improving law and order in the country.
Addressing the opening session of a three-day conference for DCs at the Prime Minister's Office, Hasina instructed them to work to stamp out militancy, extremism and other crimes from the society.
The prime minister also asked them to execute development initiatives and government projects properly remaining above all influences.
"People of the country voted the Awami League to power. So, welfare of the people will have to be the topmost priority. Any negligence
or fault in serving the people will not be tolerated," said Hasina, also president of the ruling AL
She asked all concerned, including DCs, SPs and UNOs, to regularly attend meetings on law and order at the district and upazila levels and work in a coordinated way.
Hasina termed the law and order reports placed by DCs at the conference "traditional" and asked them to prepare detailed reports and suggestions to successfully handle law and order.
She urged government officials to work for the development of the country. "You do your jobs...the government will see if there are any difficulties,” Hasina told the DCs who informed her of the complications in discharging their duties following separation of the judiciary. Ihe PM said the government , would take all necessary steps to ensure proper environment of work in local administration.
About the mismatch in the functions of the UNOs. MPs and upazila chairmen, Hasina told the DCs that the government would specify work areas for each of the stakeholders to ensure coordination.
She said she herself will oversee the work of the local administration through videoconferencing from the capital.
Appreciating the DCs for their role during the BDR mutiny, the AL chief said. "Your initiatives may play an important foie in development acfiV-ities."
The PM called upon the DCs to submit need assessment reports pointing out the problems in their districts to the Prime Minister s Office. "Since different districts have different problems, you inform us what assets you have in your districts and how we can assist you to resolve the problems." she said.
"The need assessment reports will be given due priority. The next national budget will have allocations on die basis of these reports," the PM said.
DCs of Jessore and Chittagong spoke on behalf of all DCs at the conference, highlighting the problems of the districts.
The conference, which was scheduled to begin at 10:00am. started two and a half hours behind schedule because of the heavy downpour since Sunday night.
The second day of the conference will be held at the secretariat this morning.
News agency UNB adds: The deputy commissioners (DCs) have requested the
prime minister to vest the executive magistrates with the "jurisdiction of cognizance" so that they can play their role in maintaining law and order and ensuring public security actively.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the conference, they said separation of the judiciary from the executive was necessary. but the way it was done virtually left the executive paralysed.
"Because of the separation of the judiciary, the executive practically has become paralysed to a great extent." said Jessore DC Md Mahibul Haque.
Dhaka Divisional Commissiop^r Khand^k^i Shawkat Hossain said the Penal Code can be updated to empower the district magistrates. He suggested amending clause 33 of the Upazila Council Act to make the UNOs chief executive of the Upazila Council for better governance in thegrassrootslevel.
Chittagong's DC Fariduddin Ahmed Chowdhury in his speech expressed deep concern over the growth of population, saying that if the populationcontrol programmes cannot be geared up enough, all development initiatives will be gobbled up by overpopulation.