A Correspondent:
Kaharole, Dinajpur: Highlighting various government initiatives involving the country’s commoners, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said his party’s political vision is to change the people’s for-tune.
“If someone earns Taka 5,000 yesterday, we want their income to elevate to Taka 10,000 within the next few years. If someone earns Taka 2,000, we want to take such policies that will help double their in-come,” he said.
The premier added: “This is our political goal. This is the politics of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, this is the politics of Khaleda Zia, and this is the politics of the BNP government elected by you.”
Tarique Rahman, also BNP chairman, made the remarks while addressing a public rally on the bank of Sahapara Canal in the Balrampur area here this afternoon after inaugurating the nationwide programme to excavate and re-excavate rivers, canals and water bodies.
The premier opened the excavation of 53 canals across the country by initiating the excavation of the 12-kilometer Sahapara Canal here. Tarique Rahman formally launched the initiative by cutting soil with a spade at 12:27pm. Later, the Prime minister planted a sapling of a tree on the bank of the Sahapara Ca-nal.
Referring to his election pledges to build a beautiful country like developed nations and highlighting the role of the country’s people during the Liberation War, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman’s tenure and anti-fascist movement, Tarique Rahman stressed that development programs cannot succeed without pub-lic support.
Reflecting on the present government’s development plans and steps to improve the living standard of the country’s people, he said, “I cannot do this work alone. We need you with us . . . without your support, it is impossible to carry out this work.”
Describing the people as the true owners of the country, the premier said, “The people are the source of all power, and the people are the real owners of this country”.
He urged the countrymen to remain vigilant against attempts to create division or unrest in the country.
“Some people try to create confusion with sweet words. We must remain alert against those who want to create instability in the country,” the Prime Minister said.
