PM promises to value people’s confidence

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has promised to value the people’s confidence bestowed on her government through the December 30 elections saying, it would work for every citizen irrespective of their political affiliations or views.

“Victory and defeat is a natural course of an election and its true Awami League won the election but, I want to make it very clear — my government would work for every people irrespective of their political faith,” she told a mammoth rally in the capital on Saturday.

The premier added: “Every party and every citizen is important for us.”

She said her government would work as well for “balanced development” of every area of the country in public interest.

Awami League staged the public meeting at Suhrawardy Udyan to celebrate its landslide election victory while Sheikh Hasina joined the celebration as the party president.

She said with their mandate the people “gave us the duties to work for them and “our government” would work for socioeconomic development of every people, ensuring their political rights, improving their living condition.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to serve them,” Sheikh Hasina said.

Sheikh Hasina said the people spontaneously voted for Awami League in view of its election manifesto and “we would always keep it in mind during our term in office”.

She asked the people who were elected to parliament must fulfill the people’s aspirations as they gave their mandate against “terrorism, militancy, drug and corruption”. _BSS


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