Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam said that public representatives should work together with the people to establish a creative society.
The minister said these things while addressing the chief guest at the inauguration of Cumilla City Corporation councilors' training course at the National Institute of Local Government in Agargaon in the capital on Saturday morning.
The minister said that public representatives are the guides of the society People's representatives should contribute not only to the development of physical infrastructure but also to social development Development should be planned He urged the Mayor and Commissioners of Cumilla City Corporation to make Cumilla a model city.
Regarding the current dengue situation, the minister said that the government is working to combat dengue This year it rained more than other times The incidence of dengue has increased this year mainly due to the change in weather The minister also said that currently the dengue situation is painful but still much better than many countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Already the mayors have been instructed to work more intensively with the combing campaign
Cumilla City Corporation Mayor Arfanul Haque Rifat, the special guest of the event, told the councilors that we will work within the law. He also said that everyone should perform their duties without corruption and honestly
Local Government Department Secretary Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury presided over the function, also senior officials including Director General of National Institute of Local Government were present.