Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday sought support of the United Nations Development Programme for carrying out vital reforms in wide-ranging areas such as judiciary, police, Election Commission, tax administration and land registration in Bangladesh.
The chief adviser said the interim government is committed to bringing vital reforms to Bangladesh鈥檚 key institutions, aiming to hold a free, fair and transparent election and help people truly enjoy the fruits of the student-led revolution.
He made the comments when the UNDP resident representative Stefan Liller paid a courtesy call on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here.
During the meeting, Yunus said Bangladesh immediately needs far-reaching digitalisation efforts鈥攊ncluding designing simple solutions鈥攊n tax and land administration so that a citizen can pay taxes or register their land and sell property without any hassles.
鈥榃hy do we have to go to the tax office? No one has to go to the tax office to file a tax return,鈥� the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing quoted him as saying.
He said Bangladesh needs vital reforms 鈥榯o build a modern police force鈥� and also ensure a rule of law in the country.
鈥榃e are committed to holding a free, fair and transparent election,鈥� he said.
鈥業t is a good occasion to challenge everything. These are opportunities. We have to find out how to reorganise the systems,鈥� Professor Yunus said, referring to the student-people revolution.
Offering the UN agency鈥檚 full support for the wide-ranging reforms, the UNDP Resident Representative said the UNDP has a long collaboration in Bangladesh but much of their funding was slowed down by bureaucratic processes.
UNDP officials attending the meeting said the agency was also ready to support Bangladesh鈥檚 export diversification efforts, green transition, help in easing businesses and fighting against climate change.
They said they would also like to reassess the country鈥檚 investment climate, especially detecting the key constraints.