Chief Adviser stresses digitisation to fight graft

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at a meeting with senior government officials today emphasised the importance of digitisation to fight corruption.The meeting held at the State Guest House Jamuna focused on immediate actions for fast-track digital adoption.

Key decisions taken in the meeting included making submission of tax via the e-return portal compulsory for all government officials in the greater Dhaka region and encouraging large corporations to adopt e-return across the organisation.

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 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, National Board of Revenue (NBR); ASM Saleh Ahmed, senior secretary, ministry of land; and Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA); were present at the meeting, among others.