In a meeting with the senior government officials, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday emphasised the importance of digitisation to fight corruption.
The meeting focused on immediate actions for fast-track digital adoption.
Key decisions taken in the meeting include making submission of tax via the e-return portal compulsory for all government officials in the greater Dhaka region and encouraging large corporations to adopt e-return across the organisation.

The decision to launch a nationwide awareness campaign on digitisation was also taken in the meeting, while renewed focus was given on improving the investment environment by digitising NBR, the National Single Window project.

Other decisions include ensuring interconnectivity of systems across government organisations by keeping an eye on the whole picture and full digitisation roadmap and execution timeline for land related public services, according to the Chief Adviser’s press wing.
Md Siraj Uddin Mia, principal secretary to the chief adviser, Md Abdur Rahman Khan, chairman of the NBR, ASM Saleh Ahmed, senior secretary of the land ministry, Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of BIDA and BEZA, were among those who attended the meeting.