DHAKA, Feb 19, 2020 (BSS) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today
urged the nation to take a fresh vow to resist ill-politics, communal forces
in Mujib Year.
“This is our promise to eliminate all ill and negative politics and resist
communal forces from Bangladesh in the ‘Mujib Borsho’,” he said while
addressing a meeting of Dhaka Journalist Association (DJA) at Jatiya Press
Club in the capital.
DJA organized the meeting titled “Bangladesh is moving ahead under the
leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina” marking its 5th founding
anniversary.
Hasan said Bangladesh could progress more if negative politics was not
pursued by political parties, especially BNP. “BNP criticises everything done
by the government, but it should acknowledge the government’s good works and
development activities,” he added.
The minister said they (BNP) blocked common people, killed masses by
petrol bombs, set fire on standing bus, truck and launches and hurled bombs
on school-going children. “I hope that people will be freed from their (BNP)
ill politics,” he added.
Criticizing the comment of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on BNP chief Begum
Khaleda Zia’s parole and health issues, the minister said they don’t know
what they want and they have different opinions on Begum Zia’s health issue.
He said their (BNP) objective is to do ill politics capitalizing the
health issue of Begum Zia. And they don’t want well-being of her (Begum Zia),
said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.
The minister said Bangladesh is moving ahead indomitably to fulfill the
dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman under the
dynamic leadership of his worthy daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
He said Bangladesh has attained remarkable progress in many socioeconomic
indices, including human development index. “Bangladesh has surpassed
Pakistan in all indicators including per capita income, average life
expectancy and foreign exchange reserve. It has been possible only for the
outstanding leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he added.
“Once Bangladesh faced food deficit… Despite shrinking of farm land due
to rapid urbanization and construction of different infrastructures including
houses, Bangladesh has now become a food surplus country as the present
government has implemented multifaceted development programmes,” said Hasan.
The AL joint general secretary said Bangladesh is now a case study for the
World Food Organization as it has become a food surplus country though the
agricultural land didn’t increase even for an inch.
He said Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in strengthening the rural
economy, setting example for other countries.
Hasan said Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina now is
known as the role model of development. Currently, about 95 percent people of
the country are under the coverage of power, he added.
The minister hoped that cent percent people of Bangladesh will be brought
under electricity coverage within the Mujib Year.
He also said today the Digital Bangladesh is not a dream, but a reality
and the day has changed now.
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) secretary general Shaban
Mahmud, DJA general secretary Abdul Mazid and women affairs secretary Jasmin
Jui, among others, addressed the meeting with its president Jahirul Haque
Milu in the chair.