Not sitting idle with reserve, using it for people’s welfare: PM

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3 years ago

Not sitting idle with reserve, using it for people’s welfare: PM, Today, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina harshly criticized the criticism of the reserve, declaring that her administration would not hoard reserve funds but rather use them for the benefit of the populace. “Sitting on the reserve funds would not be appropriate. We must use it for the well-being of the populace. We need to lessen people’s suffering “She spoke.

The prime minister made this statement while giving the oath to the 59 district council chairmen who had just been elected at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in this city. At the ceremony, 623 district council members took their oaths as well.

Not sitting idle with reserve, using it for people’s welfare: PM

The local government officials were instructed by the prime minister to act quickly to get every square inch of available land under cultivation in order to make their communities food self-sufficient. Additionally, she urged them to clean up their neighborhoods because the number of Dengue cases is rising nationwide. The premier also urged raising public awareness of dengue. She claimed that her government is attempting to make local governments more populist.

According to Sheikh Hasina, the Covid-19 epidemic, sanctions, countersanctions, and the Russia-Ukraine war have all driven up global prices and transportation expenses. The government, according to the prime minister, is importing the goods people need in order to make them available and lessen their pain. She claimed that her country’s government uses the reserve to pay substantially higher prices for food, fuel, gas, edible oil, wheat, and corn. According to her, the reserve funds are also utilized to buy capital equipment.

The premier said communication, transportation, import and everything was almost stalled during the coronavirus pandemic, for which, the reserve money increased to almost USD 48 billion. She said that the government has invested USD eight billion in various purposes including infrastructural development and river dredging.

The premier said they have given loan from the reserve to Bangladesh Biman to purchase planes and they are now repaying it with 2 percent interest. The prime minister heavily criticised the BNP leaders for their propaganda regarding the reserve money.

She continued, “They (BNP) will undoubtedly do it because Tarique Rahman, their leader, was given a seven-year prison term and a TK 20 crore fine in a case involving money laundering. According to Sheikh Hasina, the government is providing an economic stimulus package to export-oriented firms so they may keep up their operations.

The government, according to her, is also providing basic necessities at a lower cost through the one crore TCB cards, and 50 lakh people are receiving rice at a cost of Tk 15 per kilogram. We are giving free food to people who are completely unable to buy necessities, the woman said. Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the Awami League and the minister of roads and bridges, was in attendance.

The elected Zila Parishad members were sworn in by Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam. Swapan Bhattacharjee, the state’s minister for local government, rural development, and cooperatives, delivered the welcoming message while Muhammad Ibrahim, the division’s secretary for local government, was present on the dais.

The local government officials were instructed by the prime minister to win the hearts of the populace by providing the necessary services and being there for them when they were in need. Additionally, Sheikh Hasina urged them to put a special emphasis on the overall development of their respective regions while maintaining a service-oriented mindset. The premier noted that the Father of the Nation had upgraded all subdivisions to districts as part of his efforts to decentralize power.

In light of the initiatives of Bangabandhu, she said the government is working to fulfill all the basic needs of the people, including healthcare, education, housing, food and clothes. She mentioned that steps have been taken to ensure food security for all and the government is working to provide housing to every homeless person.

She directed the chairmen, members and representatives of other local government bodies to find out whether anyone is homeless in their localities and come forward to help them get houses. Sheikh Hasina said the Awami League government has created scopes for all the elected representatives to work for the development of their respective areas. The premier said the incumbent government is working to reach the cherished goal of making hunger and poverty free ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

She claimed that because the people elected you to serve as their representatives, your duties have grown. She added that free and fair elections are being held for all offices, including those of local government. “You all need to consider how to improve the fate of your compatriots. I ask you to serve the people because you weren’t chosen to hold office to live in luxury “She spoke. She claimed that through their service, elected officials could win back the hearts of the populace. She continued, “Or you can say goodbye to politics by robbing people of their possessions.

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