Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said digitising official transactions of the administration is crucial to fighting corruption.
At a meeting with senior civil servants on Monday, Yunus discussed immediate measures for fast-tracking digital adoption within governmental processes.
According to the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing, key decisions made in the meeting included the compulsory submission of taxes via the e-return portal for all public servants in the greater Dhaka region, alongside initiatives to encourage large corporations to adopt e-return processes.
The decision to launch a nationwide awareness campaign on digitisation was also taken in the meeting, while renewed focus was given on improving the investment environment by digitising NBR, the National Single Window project.
Other decisions included ensuring the interconnectivity of systems across government organisations by keeping an eye on the whole picture and full digitisation roadmap and execution timeline for land-related public services.
Md. Siraj Uddin Mia, principal secretary to the Chief Adviser; Md. Abdur Rahman Khan, chairman, the National Board of Revenue (NBR); ASM Saleh Ahmed, senior secretary, ministry of Land; and Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman, of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA); were present at the meeting, among others.
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Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said digitising official transactions of the administration is crucial to fighting corruption.
At a meeting with senior civil servants on Monday, Yunus discussed immediate measures for fast-tracking digital adoption within governmental processes.
According to the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing, key decisions made in the meeting included the compulsory submission of taxes via the e-return portal for all public servants in the greater Dhaka region, alongside initiatives to encourage large corporations to adopt e-return processes.
The decision to launch a nationwide awareness campaign on digitisation was also taken in the meeting, while renewed focus was given on improving the investment environment by digitising NBR, the National Single Window project.
Other decisions included ensuring the interconnectivity of systems across government organisations by keeping an eye on the whole picture and full digitisation roadmap and execution timeline for land-related public services.
Md. Siraj Uddin Mia, principal secretary to the Chief Adviser; Md. Abdur Rahman Khan, chairman, the National Board of Revenue (NBR); ASM Saleh Ahmed, senior secretary, ministry of Land; and Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman, of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA); were present at the meeting, among others.
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