Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said that although frogs are very small animals, their voices are very loud. Similarly, there are some abandoned people in politics, whose voice is as loud as a frog.

The foreign minister said these things in the speech as the chief guest at a discussion meeting of the newly elected executive committee of Red Crescent Society Chattogram district unit on Saturday (May 11) afternoon.

Dr. Hasan Mahmud said, I read a statement of Mahmudur Rahman Manna Bhai in the newspaper and heard it on television. The government has no basis at all. We have been in power four times in a row because the government has no basis. They wanted to throw it away. But while pulling, they fell down. Now he is slowly trying to stand up from his broken back. On October 28 last year, we saw the competition of who runs first in Nayapaltan.

He said, there are some other people including Mahmudur Rahman Manna Bhai, who have no base of their own party, and they go around and join the party. Manna Bhai Masha Allah has changed only seven parties so far. How long did the JSD break the BSD, again the BSD broke and now the ‘Ganatantra Manch’ It cannot be said when he broke it and ran away again. In politics, they are the outcasts. Their words have no value.

He also said that their party is small, when they hold a rally, there are 20 to 30 people, journalists are 50, they hold a rally about this. But the throat is very big, one of them stood in the Dhaka City Corporation election, the votes received can complete 2000. But the noise is too loud.

The foreign minister said that the whole world is appreciating the way the country is moving forward under the leadership of leader Sheikh Hasina. The Secretary General of the United Nations praised, the President of the United States praised, the President and Prime Minister of India praised, the German Chancellor praised, the President of the European Union praised, the whole world praised, but their allies including BNP cannot praise. Without the culture of rejection and conflict in our politics, the country could have progressed much further.

He said, after the election, heads of state and government of 80 countries congratulated our Prime Minister. The President of the United States has written a letter saying that he wants to take our relationship to new heights. This has upset the frogs of personal politics. That's why they jump more and more like frogs.

District Red Crescent General Secretary Master Aslam Khan delivered the welcome address at the Red Crescent ground in Chattogram city. Chaired by Chairperson of Chattogram Zilla Parishad and Chairman of Red Crescent District Unit, ATM Payrul Islam, Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Professor Dr. MU Kabir Chowdhury attended the event as a guest.

Bangladesh flag ship MV Abdullah reached the Bay of Bengal exactly one month after being freed from pirates. MV Abdullah may reach Qutubdia next Monday (May 12) afternoon. After unloading some goods there for two days, the ship will come to Chattogram port to unload the rest of the goods.

The ship is currently in the Bay of Bengal, the media advisor of the ship's owner, KSRM, Mizanul Islam told Barta24.com, ‘We hope that the ship will reach Qutubdia with 13 sailors on Monday afternoon. It has not yet been decided whether the sailors will reach Chattogram by ship after MV Abdullah Kutubdia arrives, or they will disembark from the ship and come to Chattogram.'

On March 12, MV Abdullah was captured by pirates 600 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia on its way to Dubai with coal from Mozambique. The bandits took the ship and its 23 sailor hostage at gunpoint.

After 33 days of anxiety, the pirates left the ship on April 13 around 3 pm. Then the ship left for Al Hamria port in Dubai.

The ship reached Dubai on 22 April. Then after unloading the goods there, it goes to another port named Mina Sakaar of the same country to get new goods. Later, the ship left for the country with 56 thousand metric tons of stone.

Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali has opined that reforms in the accounting system are necessary to meet the requirments of international standards and development partners.

He expressed this opinion in the speech as the chief guest at a discussion meeting organized by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) office of Bangladesh on Saturday (May 11).

The Minister of Finance said, in line with the ever-changing global management, economic challenges and the excellence of information technology, in addition to the conventional compliance and financial audits of international standards, performance audits, IT audits and environmental and climate change audit reports must be prepared.

He said that the accounting system needs to be reformed to meet international standards and the requirements of development partners. A modern structure of accounts has already been prepared in collaboration with the Audit and Accounts Department. He expressed hope that the transparency of the financial sector will be ensured through the adoption of updated financial utilization accounts.

Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali said, if the audit activities are more effective, efficient and effective use of the government's financial resources will be ensured. He said that the Ministry of Finance will provide full cooperation to increase the service capacity of CAG to complete quality and real time audit in accordance with the time.

He said that the audit management and monitoring software has been launched by bringing the audit management to the digital platform. Now emphasis should be placed on proper implementation by ensuring its excellence with time. Online management has already been introduced replacing the old method of communication between the auditor and the audit firm.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said that more than four crore audit reports have been settled. More than Tk. 3 thousand crore  have been collected through this. However, it is a matter of concern that around 235 audit reports have been tabled in Parliament but not discussed.

Finance Division Secretary Dr Md Khayeruzzaman Majumdar said, we have done automation. Now pensioners are getting pension money sitting at home. He commented that CAG is playing a role in being frugal in our various expenses.

CAG Nurul Islam said, now there is no need to go to the bank to get pension money. Ople are getting at home. We have introduced one stop service. He mentioned that efficient budget management has been introduced.

It was informed at the event that in 5 years of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (2019 to 2023), a total of 81 audit reports were presented to the JS through the President. In the last 5 years, 814 audit objections were discussed in the Standing Committee on Public Accounts of the 11th JS. During this time, 17 Audit Departments have disposed of lakhs of audit objections as a result of the audit institute taking action as per the recommendations of the audit.

It was also informed that 2 lakh 50 thousand 465 people have received pension e-services through the One Stop Service Center till May 1 in the financial year 2023-24. 20 lakh 48 thousand 512 people have taken GPF e-service. And 4 thousand 91 complaints have been submitted.

This discussion meeting was organized at the CAG office in Dhaka on the occasion of the 51st founding anniversary of the CAG office and three days of special service activities across the country. Special service activities will continue tomorrow from May 12 to May 14.

Presided over by Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh Md. Nurul Islam it was attended by President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Secretary of the Finance Division Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Majumdar as special guests.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that development from the grassroots is the main goal of the Awami League government. Engineers must focus on how to keep development moving while keeping resource limitations in mind.

She said this while attending the opening ceremony of the '61st Convention of Bangladesh Institute of Engineers' at Ramna in the capital on Saturday (May 11) morning.

She said, care should be taken to make any project cost-effective, environment-friendly and sustainable. We have to work towards creating our own market.

Sheikh Hasina said, we can face the challenges that will come. That's how we have to prepare from now on.

She further said that along with the industrialization of the country, increasing our purchasing power, our own huge market, we have to create that market and planning is undertaken keeping that in mind. Already digital has been done in Bangladesh, now smart will be done in Bangladesh.

The Prime Minister also said that the government has taken multifaceted measures to meet the demand for electricity.

The main theme of this year's convention is 'Engineering and Technology for Smart Bangladesh'. The main attraction of the convention is the national seminar titled 'The Engineers for Transforming Technology Driven Smart Bangladesh'.