AL needed in power for Bangladesh’ graduation: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the Parliament that Awami League (AL) must be needed in power to turn Bangladesh into a developing nation through attaining the final graduation by 2026.

“We know that we (AL) are needed to turn Bangladesh into a developing nation,” she told the general discussion on the national budget for fiscal year 2023-24 in Parliament.

Mentioning that today Bangladesh has achieved the status of a developing nation, Sheikh Hasina, also Leader of the House, said, “Who will be able to implement it if we (AL) don’t come (to power again)”?

She added: “Show me a person who will be able to do it. Show me a person who will work selflessly for the country. If you show me such leadership, I have no objection.”

The Premier told the country’s people that since you voted AL to power time and again, “the AL government has brought Bangladesh on the development track as it has been able to serve the country.”

The AL government has been able to reduce the poverty rate significantly and today the unemployment rate stands only 3 percent, she added.

“Bangladesh will never lag behind, rather it will continue marching,” she said, adding, “Insha Allah, the Bangalee nation will stand head high in the world as a developing country.”

Mentioning that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has given this country, Sheikh Hasina said, “Our goal is to make this country prosperous. Today, we’ve come a long way and we will continue it”.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled Taka 761,785-crore national budget for the FY 2023-24 in Parliament on June 1 last. (BSS)