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PM working tirelessly amid COVID-19 pandemic
DHAKA, Sept 22, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working tirelessly for the betterment of the country and its people amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
It can easily be assessed that how much work the premier is doing relentlessly to save the life and livelihood of the people from the COVID-19 crisis if the guidelines, issued by the government in the last several months at the directives of the prime minister, are reviewed and the amount is considered.
To combat the COVID-19 pandemic, different ministries and divisions of the government issued a total of 1976 pages of guidelines from January to June last to implement the instructions of the prime minister.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has taken initiatives to preserve those directives to face disasters like COVID-19 in the coming days.
These initiatives have been preserved in the form of a book with five volumes.
The notifications issued by different ministries and divisions of the government to execute the directives of the premier to tackle the coronavirus situation have been compiled under the supervision of PMO Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah.
Tofazzel Hossain said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is constantly overseeing every matter and accordingly, she is giving various directives to this end.
About preserving the government guidelines to implement the premier’s directives to fight the COVID-19 situation, the PMO secretary said the government’s experiences in facing the coronavirus situation will be useful in future as initiatives have been taken to preserve those directives.
Premier’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working untiringly risking her life amid the coronavirus pandemic to save lives of the people and ensure their livelihood.
“She (premier) has been monitoring every matter and every moment and giving necessary directives to this end,” the press secretary said.
The PMO spokesperson said the prime minister is giving utmost priority to the wellbeing of the country and its people than her own life. “That’s why she (PM) is working ceaselessly, defying the risk,” Karim said.
The government has taken different steps including ensuring of healthcare, raising mass awareness and providing cash aid and foods among the people hit hard during the pandemic to save their lives side by side with keeping the country’s economy, trade and commerce vibrant and creating employments.
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