DHAKA, Dec 18, 2018 (BSS) – Awami League (AL) in its election manifesto
today promised to turn the villages into towns by reaching the city amenities
in every village of the country with the slogan ‘My village-My town’.
“If we are voted to power (through the national election), we will
undertake and implement programmes aimed at turning villages into towns. The
facilities of towns will be reached to the villages,” AL President and Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina said while announcing the party’s manifesto ahead of
the national polls.
She promised of reaching electricity at every household by the next five
years while connecting all the villages to the district and upazila towns
with concrete roads.
The AL president said congenial education atmosphere for children, fresh
drinking water and sanitation will be ensured in the villages while
infrastructures will be built for sports and recreation.
She said mills and factories will be built at district and upazila levels
to create job opportunities while internet converge and information
technology facilities will be reached all over the country.