Govt working tirelessly to change people's lot: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has been working tirelessly to change the lot of the mass people, reports BSS. "Our main aim is to improve the condition of the masses including farmers and workers and we are working ceaselessly to achieve the goal," she said when a three-member Swedish Left Party delegation led by Jens Holm, MP, called on her at her Jatiya Sangsad Office in the capital yesterday evening. After the meeting, PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters. Elaborating her government's various steps for the welfare of the poor and distressed people, the prime minister said the government has been providing various allowances to them under the social safety net programmes.
Sheikh Hasina said poverty rate came down to 22 percent from 47 percent, while extreme poverty rate has declined to 12 percent from 24 percent in the last eight years thanks to various government initiatives. The premier also said her government has ensured women participation in all spheres of the state. She pointed out that 45,000 women directly contested for 12,000 posts in the election of union parishad, the lowest tier of the local government, while 60 percent primary school teachers are now women.
Stating that the country's economy is improving, she said Bangladesh achieved 7.1 percent GDP in the last fiscal year. In this connection, she said the country could not achieve desired development as it was ruled by the military rulers for a long period after 1975. "We had to struggle for a long time for restoring democracy in the country," she said.

Govt working tirelessly to change peoples lot: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has been working tirelessly to change the lot of the mass people, reports BSS. Our main aim is to improve the condition of the masses including farmers and workers and we are working ceaselessly to achieve the goal, she said when a three-member Swedish Left Party delegation led by Jens Holm, MP, called on her at her Jatiya Sangsad Office in the capital yesterday evening. After the meeting, PMs Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters. Elaborating her governments various steps for the welfare of the poor and distressed people, the prime minister said the government has been providing various allowances to them under the social safety net programmes. Sheikh Hasina said poverty rate came down to 22 percent from 47 percent, while extreme poverty rate has declined to 12 percent from 24 percent in the last eight years thanks to various government initiatives. The premier also said her government has ensured women participation in all spheres of the state. She pointed out that 45,000 women directly contested for 12,000 posts in the election of union parishad, the lowest tier of the local government, while 60 percent primary school teachers are now women. Stating that the countrys economy is improving, she said Bangladesh achieved 7.1 percent GDP in the last fiscal year. In this connection, she said the country could not achieve desired development as it was ruled by the military rulers for a long period after 1975. We had to struggle for a long time for restoring democracy in the country, she said.