Rajshahi:Acting Divisional Commissioner Rezaul Alam Sarker has emphasized the need for accelerating the implementation of development projects in the Rajshahi Division. He highlighted the importance of ensuring road safety, properly supervising the Prime Minister's priority initiatives, and enhancing coordination in public service delivery.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Acting Divisional Commissioner directed relevant departments to take necessary steps to regularly review the progress of ongoing projects and ensure their completion within the stipulated timeframe. These directives were issued during the Divisional Development Coordination Meeting held at the Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner's Office.
The meeting was attended in person by the heads of various government departments at the divisional level, while deputy commissioners from all eight districts participated online. They provided updates on their ongoing activities, project progress, and challenges related to implementation.
The Roads and Highways Department reported that the tendering process for various works under the road safety project on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway had been completed and implementation had started. Progress on the Bogura-Sirajganj and Bogura-Naogaon highways was also reviewed.
Additionally, the Department of Social Services indicated that 74 percent of the development work at Rajshahi Shishu Paribar and 60 percent at Bogura Shishu Paribar had been completed. Under the Family Card programme, 915 tablets had been received, and data entry for 65,000 families had been completed, with further details to be presented at the next meeting.
The meeting also addressed the development of the silk industry, with discussions on planting 200,000 mulberry saplings and plans to open showroom corners in multiple cities to expand silk product marketing. Initiatives to sign agreements with Japanese organizations were also considered.
Market monitoring and anti-adulteration activities were another focus, with reports of 110 market monitoring drives and 164 mobile court operations conducted. Efforts to address milk adulteration and pricing were highlighted, particularly in Pabna and Sirajganj.
Regarding the upcoming Union Parishad elections, it was announced that applications for voter list inclusion and address changes would be accepted from November 4 to November 20. Eligible voters will be able to apply accordingly.
The Department of Information representative urged officials to keep the Regional Information Office updated on the development and public welfare activities of government departments.