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PM-CAMPAIGN-VOTE 3 LAST DHAKA

The prime minister urged the countrymen to reelect the Awami League to keep up the country’s development spree and serve the people again.

“We’ve already executed many projects in the country while many mega schemes are under implementation. So, I call upon the countrymen to continue the pace of uplift and give us another scope to serve the people once again by casting votes for ‘boat’, the Awami League’s electoral symbol,” she said.

Highlighting her government’s successes in various fields, the AL chief said her party implemented its election manifestos when the AL came to power.

“We did more work than our commitment but there are some people who don’t see it. They are blind despite having eyes,” she said.

The prime minister said the Awami League’s election manifesto has given utmost importance to the youths as they are the country’s strength and they will bring prosperity for Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina said the government has reduced poverty rate to 21 percent from 41 percent over last 10 years. “We’ve brought the price of essentials within buying capacity of the common people and reached the civic amenities to every village,” she said.

The AL president said 93 percent people of the country are getting electricity as the government generated 20,000 MW power over the last 10 years.

The prime minister the nation will celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu in 2020 and the golden jubilee of independence in 2021. “We want to celebrate the two occasions with much festivity by establishing Bangladesh a hunger and poverty-free Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Bangabandhu,” she said.

Sheikh Hasina said the government has adopted the Delta Plan-2100 so that the generation after generation and those children who were just born get a beautiful life.

“We want the independence not to go in vain and everybody gets its fruits,” she said.

The AL and Mohajote candidates as well as local leaders of the three districts spoke at the rallies.

Earlier, the prime minister introduced the candidates to the people of the respective districts and urged them to elect them in the December 30 elections.

The candidates included Information Minister and JASOD President Hasanul Haque Inu (Kushtia), AL Joint Secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif (Kushtia), Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir (Chandpur) and Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman (Chandpur).

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