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PM-ELECTRIFICATION 2 LAST DHAKA

Sheikh Hasina also said power is being reached the remote areas where no national grid exists through biogas and solar panel.

She asked the authorities concerned to take better efforts to ensure smooth
distribution and transmission to bring all the houses under the cent percent
electrification coverage.

The premier stressed the need for protecting arable lands to ensure food
security and said, “We have already achieved food security.”

The prime minister said her government has been working for welfare of the
people as the Father of the Nation wanted to make the livelihood of the
people standard making Bangladesh as a country free from hunger and poverty.

Spelling out her government’s initiatives to ensure people’s welfare, she
said the poverty has reduced to 21 percent from 41 percent.

Putting emphasis on implementing the electoral commitments, the premier
said her government is determined to executing all the electoral pledges as
the people of the country voted her party to power for the third consecutive
term due to huge development work carried out by her government.

She once again thanked the people for voting Awami League to power.

Talking about employment generation, Sheikh Hasina said the government is
establishing 100 special economic zones to generate employment.

The premier said her government is taking development projects giving
importance to the rural areas that the village people get every civic
amenity.

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