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Bangladesh must go far way for cherished prosperity: PM
DHAKA, Oct 11, 2018 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said
Bangladesh witnessed reduction of poverty rate from 40 to 21 percent in the
past 10 years as a mark of great success but the country needs to go a far
way to achieve its cherished prosperity.
“We’ve to sustain the ongoing development and go a far way to change the
fate of the downtrodden people of rural areas,” she said while inaugurating
33 projects implemented by LGRD and Cooperative Ministry in 20 districts.
“Our prime and foremost goal was to reduce poverty and we’ve successfully
done this in last 10 years,” the premier said, adding that Bangladesh is
moving faster in all areas as her government embarked upon massive
development programmes after taking office in 2009.
The prime minister inaugurated the projects through a videoconference
with the officials, local leaders and cross-section of people of five
districts from her Gonobhaban residence here.
“Bangladesh has acquired a dignified position in the world with earning
the recognition of a developing country. We’ve to go further to change the
fate of the people living in rural areas,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said since assuming the office, her government has been
making relentless efforts to materialise the dream of the Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to give the country’s people a
prosperous life.
The 33 development projects include – six 6-storey urban maternity care
centres, 10 3-storey urban health centres, seven bridges, one jetty at
Teknaf-Myanmar transit point and five upazila administrative buildings in
different areas of 20 districts.
Newly constructed 33 development projects were inaugurated to further
accelerate the advancement of the country in the areas of health,
communication and infrastructural development,” the prime minister said.
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khondkar Mosharraf Hossain also spoke on
the occasion conducted by PM’s principal secretary Md Nojibur Rahman.
Sheikh Hasina said various infrastructures, including bridges, health
centres and administrative buildings, have been constructed across the
country as part of implementing her electoral pledge titled, “Din Badaler
Sanad”.
Urging all concerned to give special attention for proper maintenance of
the projects implemented by her government, she said the newly built health
and mother-care centres and upazila complexes will help reach healthcare and
administrative services at the doorsteps of common people.
Besides, the prime minister said, the bridges inaugurated today will
strengthen communication network in respective regions as well as increase
facilities for transportation of goods and boosting trade activities.
About the jetty constructed on Teknaf-Myanmar transit point, she said it
will help ease communication of the people in the region and handling of
goods of the Saint Martin-bound tourists.
In addition, Sheikh Hasina said, the jetty will also play an important
role in flourishing tourism industry in the region as well as improving
living standard of people.
She said her government has set up health complexes, community clinics and
union parishad digital centres across the country to reach various services
at the doorsteps of common people. Moreover, the government is also working
sincerely to ensure food and nutrition security of the people, she said.
The prime minister said her government aims to illuminate every house of
the country, ensure improved communication and other facility to establish a
poverty- and hunger-free Sonar Bangladesh as dreamt by Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Later, Sheikh Hasina exchanged views with cross section of people,
including parliament members, public representatives, government officials
and beneficiaries of various government projects.
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