NM Ziaul Alam, Secretary of IT division, has empasied on the importance of accountability in every institution and said that without accountability, democracy can’t comprehensively be functional.
He said these while speaking as the chief guest at an event on “Inclusive Governance and Social Accountability (IGSA) Forum” in Rangpur recently.
Platforms for Dialogue, a European Union and Bangladesh government funded project in partnership with the Cabinet Division, arranged the event. The project is being implemented through the British Council Bangladesh.
Project Director of P4D project from the British Council Bangladesh Jessica Magson said, “P4D project assists to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as some of its articles conform to the P4D project.”
Emphasising good governance, KM Tariqul Islam, Commissioner of Rangpur Division, said that people are the owner of the state so their participation in the process of good governance and development is very important.
P4D is a three-year project that supports the promotion of inclusive governance at local and national levels. P4D emphasises mutual responsibilities to foster a more collaborative relationship between government and civil society. A major aim of Platforms for Dialogue is to promote a widespread application of social accountability tools. Part of P4D’s mission is to support government institutions to deliver on ambitions set out in the 7th Five-Year-Plan and policies centred on the National Integrity Strategy, the Right to Information Act, Citizens’ Charters and the Grievance Redress System, says a press release
As part of P4D’s intervention in 21 districts, CSOs and representatives of local government are receiving training that will inspire effective engagement and dialogue on local policy issues. The project is now developing new tools and policy platforms, both at the regional and national level, for effective and transparent government-civil society engagement on policy matters.
