DHAKA, Nov 11, 2024 (BSS)- Adviser for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today urged the officials of the ministry to give utmost priority to public interests during their duties.

He said this while exchanging views with the officials after taking the charge of the ministry at its conference room, a press release of the ministry said.

Outgoing adviser A Hassan Ariff congratulated Asif Mahmud saying, “It’s not routine government, it’s a revolutionary government. Our main task is to build a discrimination free Bangladesh.”

He said the mass movement of 2024 was not only limited in Dhaka city. Like 1971, the 2024 movement jolted the whole country. He praised the sincerity and efficiency of every employee of the ministry in discharging their duties.

Asif Mahmud laid importance on continuity of the ministry work saying, maintaining continuity and working with efficiency is the big challenge of the present time.

He said experience of the seniors should be utilized while transforming duties in public welfare which would be considered as example for future.

Pointing out the huge involvement of the ministry with common people the adviser said people are the biggest source of power for carrying out the public welfare activities.

“We want to set example of our service for public welfare,” Asif said.

Yesterday, the interim government reshuffled the portfolio of Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, giving him the responsibility of the Ministry of LGRD and Cooperatives along with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Earlier, he was in charge of Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Additional Secretary of the LGRD ministry Md Nazrul Islam chaired the charge taking ceremony while senior officials of the ministry and heads of various departments were present.