Strict action will be taken against any dealer accused of irregularities in fertiliser distribution, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit has said. If irregularities are proved, the dealership will be cancelled and those responsible will be brought to justice, he said.
He was speaking as chief guest on Friday (13 November) at an event to hand out one-off grant cheques to distressed and vulnerable families and poor, meritorious students of Jashore Sadar upazila. The event was organised at the Sadar Upazila Parishad auditorium with support from the Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council.
The state minister said instructions had been given to overhaul the fertiliser and seed monitoring committee to ensure fair distribution of fertiliser. No fertiliser dealer’s political or religious identity will be considered, he said: action will be taken as soon as an allegation of irregularities is made.
On opening a kidney dialysis unit at Jashore General Hospital, Aninda Islam Amit said the unit would be launched there very soon.
Work is under way to complete the hospital’s coronary care unit (CCU), with a target of opening it by June next year. Once the CCU is fully running, the kidney dialysis unit will be opened so that ordinary people can get the service in a government facility. The authorities concerned have been given the necessary instructions, he said.
At the event the state minister handed cheques of Tk 10,000 each, Tk 20 lakh in total, to 200 distressed and vulnerable families and poor, meritorious students.
The government wants to make sure that no one is denied medical treatment for lack of money and that no meritorious student has to stop studying, he said. In the past there were complaints that people had to pay money or go begging to elected representatives to get government allowances. From now on, no one will have to pay or plead with anyone for an allowance.
The state minister added that anyone who pays money to get an allowance will not get the card, and legal action will also be taken against whoever takes the money. The government wants accountability to the people in every sphere, he said: government officials as well as elected representatives must answer to the people.
Aniruddha Roy, deputy director of the Jashore district social services office, gave the welcome address. Jashore Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shahriar Haque presided.
Also present were district BNP general secretary Delwar Hossain Khokon, former vice-president Golam Reza Dulu, former joint secretary Mizanur Rahman Khan, Sadar upazila BNP senior vice-president Professor Abdar Hossain Khan, general secretary Anjurul Haque Khokon, organising secretary Abdur Razzak, and Ashrafuzzaman Mithu, among others.
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