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The common people got the benefit of development that took place in the last 10 years.
Almost 10 years ago, a boy/girl who usually studied using lamp or hurricane never saw pucca road in the village, but now in his/her youth he/she is studying with the facility of electricity, travelling on motor vehicles.
An elderly male or female who was neglected in their families now gets old-age allowance and allowance for widow. This has taken them to a dignified position in their families.
There are few families in the rural areas who are not beneficiaries of social safety net programmes of the government. Somehow each and every family is getting the benefit.
The living standard of the lower income people including farm labour, construction workers, van or rickshaw pullers has improved. Ten years ago, a farm labourer could buy maximum 3 kg rice with his daily wage. Now he can buy 10 kg rice.
The salary and allowances of the public servants have increased two and a half to 3 times in the last 10 years.
The wages of the private and public sector workers and employees have also increased equally. The minimum wage of the garment workers increased five times to Taka 8,000 from Taka 1,600.
The farmers are being given incentives through providing subsidies on different agricultural inputs including fertilizer and seed.
The business and industry-friendly environment is creating employment and also expanding export trade. The common people are getting its benefit.
The people have kept confidence in the present government as the mega projects like the Padma Bridge, Dhaka Metrorail, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, upgradation of the highways into four-lane have been visible.
People want their own and the country’s dignity. We have brought that dignity for Bangladesh. Graduation to lower-middle income status after 44 years of independence and a developing country status after 46 years have made the people proud. Bad name as a beggar nation has been removed. The people, who tried to bring honour for the people, must be honoured – it is natural.
Bangladesh Awami League took preparation for the election after 2014. Each possible candidate intensified public relations in his/her constituency and contributed to the development of his/her area. All the party leaders and activists have worked on behalf of the nominated candidate in the elections.
Our elections preparation was massive. We spearheaded a massive campaign in electronic, print and social media side by side with maintaining communication with the common people.
People of all strata extended support to Bangladesh Awami League during the polls campaign. Businessmen, physicians, engineers, agriculturists, academicians, former bureaucrats, ex-members of law-enforcement agencies and armed forces, artistes, writers, journalists, religious leaders openly extended their support to Bangladesh Awami League. When almost all sections of people of a society extend their support to a particular party, it could never be confined. On the other hand, you know very well about the electoral strategy of our opposition alliance. I do not want to talk about this. There are many reasons behind their defeat:
-Giving nomination to 3-4 candidates or more for a single seat.
-Massive allegations on nomination trade and nomination of weak candidate.
-Uncertainty about the issue that who will be the prime minister after getting majority in the elections.
-They have failed to highlight what they will do for the people. On the other hand, their campaign preferred what type of vindictive action will be taken against us after assuming power.
-They could not highlight their success except making criticism against the Awami League on the social media.
Apart from this, countrywide fire-terrorism and mayhem unleashed by the BNP-Jamaat from 2013 to 2015 were not erased from the mind of the common people.
In fact, the young voters cannot accept nomination of Jamaat leaders with the electoral symbol of sheaf of paddy. The young generation cannot favour the anti-liberation forces.
There are many examples for which the voters rejected BNP in the general election and a mass wave was created in favour of “Boat”.
Dear countrymen,
You have given mandate to Awami League for three consecutive terms for assuming office and the party has been given mandate for four terms since 1996. Your absolute mandate has enhanced our responsibilities and duties many times.
I personally think that this verdict is an opportunity for marching one step forward to serve the people, to end unfinished tasks of the Father of the Nation and establish “Sonar Bangla”.
Bangladesh Awami League does not believe in politics of lip service. We implement whatever we pledge. We have already implemented most of the pledges given before 2008 and 2014 general elections. We have announced our election manifesto ‘Samriddhir Agrojatray Aprotirodhya Bangladesh’ ahead of the 11th parliamentary election. I highlighted summary of our election manifesto. Many of you have already read the manifesto.
I want to assure you that this election manifesto will work as guidelines while taking any policy and implementing any development programme.
Bangladesh has achieved remarkable strides in different socio-economic indicators including development of living standard, poverty reduction, expansion of education and healthcare services, reduction of child and maternal mortality rates and women empowerment in the past ten years. Not only Asian countries, some achievements have surpassed many developed countries. For this, the world leaders have recognized Bangladesh as a role model of development.
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