Eliminate militancy, corruption for development, says Inu
BSS
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu yesterday said militancy, terrorism and corruption would have to be eliminated to ensure green and sustainable development in the country, reports BSS. Bangladesh will have to be taken forward on its own course. There is no room for militancy here, he said speaking as special guest at Grand Reunion 2016 of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Alumni at BUET play ground in the capital. Presided over by BUET Alumni President Prof Jamilur Reza Chowdhury, the function was addressed by former BUET Vice-Chancellor Iqbal Mahmud as chief guest. BUET Alumni Vice-President Muniruddin Ahmed, Secretary General Sadiqul Islam Bhuiyan and BUET Student Welfare Director M Delwar also spoke on the occasion. The information minister urged the engineers to play a pioneering role to save the country from natural and man-made disasters.
After discharging professional duties, the engineers would have to work as social engineers, he said and added that now is the time to take the country forward. The minister said it should be monitored that Bangladesh does not derail from its non-communal and exploitation-free track. He said there is no room for IS, Taliban and other militants in the country. The influence of militancy would have to be eliminated from the state and the politics, he added.
After the main discussion, the chief guest inaugurated the day-long programme by releasing balloons.
