Govt’s main priority to ensure country’s overall dev: PM

Sheikh Hasina said it is the belief of her government that the country would achieve desired development and prosperity, once rural development is ensured.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has been working in planned way to ensure its main priority for overall development of the country.
“My party, Awami League, has prioritised the overall development of the country especially rural areas as desired uplift is impossible leaving the grassroots people behind,” she said.
The premier made this remark while receiving “Azizul Haque Polli Unnayan Padak-2021 (Azizul Haque Rural Development Award-2021)” at a ceremony at her official residence Ganabhaban here.
Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) has honoured the prime minister with this prestigious award in recognition of her contribution to rural development.
CIRDAP Director General Dr. Cherdsak Virapat handed over the award to the prime minister.
Sheikh Hasina said it is the belief of her government that the country would achieve desired development and prosperity, once rural development is ensured.
She said Awami League had drawn up necessary plan even when it was outside of the state power and that is why, after coming to power, it has been able to take the country ahead through working as per its plan.
About “Amar Bari, Amar Khamar” (My Home, My Farm) project, the head of the government said that her brain child project helped in creating employment opportunities for the unemployed poor people and thereby ensured their socio-economic development.
To this end, she mentioned the digital centre that started from a remote area named Char Kukri Mukri. She added the government is now implementing the programme “My Home, My Farm” so that the people living in rural areas could stand on their own feet and create employment opportunities for others.
She also highlighted various achievements of her government including establishment of digital Bangladesh, setting up of at least one educational institution in two kilometres of a locality, and reaching health care services at the door steps of the people.
She continued: “To ensure education for all, the government is establishing one primary school in every two kilometres so that children could go to the school on foot.”
The prime minister thanked the CIRDAP and its board of directors for honouring her with the “Azizul Haque Polli Unnayan Padak-2021” and dedicated the award to the countrymen.