The minister also identified the shortage of safe drinking water as one of the major problems facing the people of CHT.
BSS
15 October, 2026, 06:10 pm
Last modified: 15 October, 2026, 06:27 pm
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister Sa Ching Prue has stressed the need to ensure transparency and accountability in the government-funded projects, emphasizing effective implementation and improved public services for the people of the hill region.
"Transparency and accountability are essential for implementing public funded projects," he said in the sixth meeting of the Steering Committee (PSC) of the Climate Resilient Livelihoods Improvement and Watershed Management Project in the CHT today (15 October).
The meetin was held at the conference room of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs at Bangladesh Secretariat today.
The minister also identified the shortage of safe drinking water as one of the major problems facing the people of CHT.
The minister called for effective projects to ensure access to safe drinking water for people in the hilly areas and urged the authorities to implement such initiatives promptly.
Highlighting the need for the overall development of the naturally beautiful CHT and improvement of living standard of the people of different communities, the minister called on all concerned to work together in a coordinated manner.
Speaking as a special guest, CHT State Minister Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin said project implementation should prioritize quality rather than rushing to meet deadlines such as 30 June or 31 December.
He described the Ministry of CHT affairs as highly sensitive and important because of the region's geographical, social, economic and political considerations.
The state minister said the government's goal is to build a prosperous and discrimination-free Bangladesh by ensuring the inclusion of disadvantaged and underprivileged communities.
He urged the officials to perform their duties with the highest levels of honesty, dedication and efficiency to ensure administrative dynamism and good governance.
The state minister also said the government was working tirelessly to build a corruption-free and modern Bangladesh.
He expressed optimism that the active involvement of honest, skilled and committed officials would accelerate the country's development.
Secretary of the ministry Mohammed Mizanur Rahman was present among others.