Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Spokesperson Dr Mahdi Amin yesterday said the government has been working relentlessly by attaching highest priority to ensuring transparency, good governance, public welfare and fulfilling the people’s expectations.
“The government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has completed only 105 days, or five months, in office. In terms of time, this may not seem very long. But for a democratic government, every single day is an opportunity to fulfill the commitments made to the people,” he said.
Mahdi, also an adviser to the Prime Minister, added: “Every moment is a test of responsibility and ac-countability, and every step is a new test of earning the people’s trust.”
He made the remarks at a press conference at the Karobi Hall of the PMO in the city’s Tejgaon area this afternoon. Prime Minister’s Press Wing organised the press conference, marking the completion of five months of the elected government.
The PMO spokesperson said, “We believe the confidence and trust of the people are the greatest strengths of any government. Therefore, we consider it our moral responsibility to keep the people in-formed about every initiative, every achievement, every reform and every challenge of the government.”
After assuming office through the direct votes of the people, he said, the government has primarily giv-en the highest priority to rebuilding democratic institutions and maintaining economic stability.
Measures to control commodity prices, restore discipline in the financial sector, recover laundered mon-ey and ensure cost-effective and corruption-free reviews of development projects demonstrate the gov-ernment’s strong commitment to good governance, Mahdi said.
Simultaneously, he said rehabilitation of recent flood victims and the reconstruction of the damaged and looted health and education sectors are underway.
The PMO spokesperson said, “The government remains fully committed to building an inclusive, dis-crimination-free and prosperous Bangladesh based on the achievements made in a short period of five months.”
Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony conducted the press conference.
Prime Minister’s Press Secretary AAM Saleh Shibly, Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman, Speech Writer Mahfuzur Rahman, deputy press secretaries Md Suzauddhowla (Sujon Mahmud) and Shahadat Hossain Shadhin, and assistant press secretaries Asrofa Emdad, KM Nazmul Haque and Gazi Shahriar Pamy were present at the press conference.
The BNP government led by Tarique Rahman assumed office on February 17 following landslide victory in the February 12 elections. The press conference was organized, marking the completion of the gov-ernment’s first five months in office.
