Nahid Advocates for Avoiding Wastage of Money in Project Implementation

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam today asked the officials concerned to avoid the wastage of money during project implementation alongside attaining desired goals of the schemes."A number of projects will be completed during the tenure of the interim government. So, it should be ensured that the desired expectations are met during the project implementation alongside avoiding the wastage of money," he said.

Nahid Islam, also the Adviser of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, made this directive while speaking as the chief guest at the review meeting of the annual development programme (ADP) of the ICT Division, said a press release of the ministry. ICT Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury chaired the meeting held in the meeting room of Posts and Telecommunications Division.

The adviser directed all the officials concerned of different development schemes to be cautious about the projects' implementation within the stipulated time. Mentioning that the ongoing projects with development partners will be continued, he said necessary changes and reform would be carried out carefully if it is required to achieve the desired success.

Nahid Islam also laid emphasis on putting efforts to make the projects age-appropriate and effective, saying "Many new proposals and ideas have already been received, while efforts are there to find out ways how those are being coordinated with the ongoing projects." 

Shish Haider Chowdhury said that it is become inevitable to increase the capacity of the data center, as 80 percent of it has already been used. For security reasons, many organizations want to store data in the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), he said, adding, "If this is done, the income of BCC will increase."

In the meeting, heads of departments, organizations and agencies under ICT Division and project directors/deputy project directors presented the implementation plans, problems and progress of their respective projects.