Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said that the number of honest people in the country is increasing.

Within the next 5 to 7 years, many Republican employees will avoid making immoral money.The minister made the remark while visiting the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) delegation at his office at the Secretariat this afternoon.A 15-member delegation led by IDEB President AKM Hamid discussed with the minister about the professional problems of diploma engineers.Referring to lack of expertise in the country, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that the government has given importance to technical and vocational education for the development of skill and the highest budget for technical education will be allocated in the next budget. He advised to work honestly in implementing the government's development plan to achieve success in the developing country.