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Sheikh Hasina called upon the public representatives to oversee the development programmes being implemented in their localities to ensure proper use of public money.
The prime minister said her government will not tolerate any corruption in the development projects, particularly the large scale ones.
“If anyone is found involved in corruption, will not be spared whoever they might be,” she added.
The premier said the ongoing drives against terrorism, militancy, drug and corruption will continue on.
She called upon the newly elected mayors and councillors to work in their localities to check those as part of the move to save the new generation from the social menaces.
The premier urged the public representatives to work for the welfare of the people saying that victory in polls is not enough rather they (public representatives) must win the hearts of the masses.
She added: “So, you’ll have to work for the welfare of the people irrespective of the party affiliations and uphold the trust and confidence that the people have restored on you.”
Sheikh Hasina said public representatives would have to work for the development of their respective areas to earn satisfaction of the people.
Spelling out various measures taken for the overall development of the country, the premier said her government has been working for reaching the fruit of development to every people.
“We are now taking rural centric development projects as part of the move to provide all the facilities of city to the rural people,” she added.
The premier said her government has been implementing 90 percent development projects with its own finance, adding that the size of the national budged has increased by seven times during the tenure of the government.
She said her government has been working to strengthen the local government bodies as they can take the development of their own localities and formulate their budgets.
‘We’re working not only to develop the urban areas, we’re also working to develop the rural areas too,’ she said.
Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Bangladesh Awami League, expressed her profound gratitude to the countrymen for reelecting her party and giving her chance to celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
She said that the aim of the government was to materialise the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to turn the country into a Sonar Bangla (golden Bengal).
The prime minister said that the government had already announced 2020-21 as ‘Mujib Borsho’, adding, “None will remain homeless after the Mujib Year.”
She mentioned that the government has adopted Delta Plan 2100 for the future generation of the country.
The premier said that her government has been setting up 100 special economic zones as part of the move for planned industrialisation.
“The aim of this move is to restrict setting up industries indiscriminately on the cropland,” she added.
She said that after setting up these economic zones, the country would move towards industrialisation further with employment generation.
The premier said her government has been working to transform Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country by 2041 as dreamt by the father of the nation.
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