Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the civil servants, including those at the field level and young ones, not to confine themselves to their routine works but to devote to the country's development with their innovative ideas and thinking.

‘The development of many areas depend on the initiatives of those who are in-charge of that areas. They must have innovative ideas and thoughts alongside discharging their routine works. Because, different areas have different potentials and you'll have to find out that and work accordingly,’ she said.

The prime minister was addressing a function after distributing certificates and crests among successful trainees of the concluding courses of the 92nd and 93rd Law and Administration Courses of BCS Administration Academy held at its auditorium in the city's Shahbagh area.

Public Administration state minister Ismat Ara Sadeq, Public Administration Ministry senior secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury also spoke on the occasion. BCS Administration Academy rector Md Sohrab Hossain delivered the welcome address.

Rector award recipients Jannatul Ferdous and Syed Ashrafuzzaman expressed their feelings on the occasion on behalf of the trainees.

Reminding the public servants that they are the servants of the common people and it is the duty of each and every public servant to render service and work for people, Sheikh Hasina said the salaries and allowances of the public servants are given while the infrastructures built with the hard-earned money of farmers, day labourers and common people. ‘Keeping this in mind all will have to be more careful about them.’  

She also asked the young public servants to move ahead with self-dignity and confidence since Bangladesh is an independent and sovereign country.