ACC
Thanks to all the three honourable members of the ACC for their opposing the suggestion to hire experts from the ADB and consultants from outside. Some days back the Honourable Prime Minister also indicated that today consultants are hired to do the work which in the past was done by our own officials holding the ranks of deputy secretary and joint secretary. Hiring of consultants does not confer any honour on us. Rather it is a shame for us. It throws some of our most intelligent persons and officials out of the arena of critical decision making. If we go on hiring consultants from outside so frequently, a time may come when we shall never be able to stand on our own foot to do important jobs and eventually we will be fit only for odd jobs.
The ACC has rightly voiced the feelings of the people of Bangladesh, which has been retaining its top position for consecutive years securing highest marks in the subject "Corruption."
We are a poor country but we have resources. Most people of the country are fair. For a handful of people who indulge in corrupt practices Bangladesh has retained its name at the top of the list of corrupt countries. The ACC has come into being to combat this.
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