Awami League main actor behind all achievements: PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Awami League is the main actor in all successes and achievements of Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League President, said this while laying the foundation stone of the central office of the party at 23 Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Friday morning.

Sheikh Hasina called upon the countrymen to give scope to the Awami League (AL) to serve the people time and again as this party only has the ability to develop the country and change the lot of the people.

She said when Awami League came to power, the arrangement for food, shelter, education and healthcare services was made and the socioeconomic condition of the rural people developed side by side with removing disparity between the rich and poor.

Pointing out that Bangladesh and Awami League is complementary to each other, the prime minister said the party has put Bangladesh on a dignified position in the world. "We want that this seat is made permanent, more developed and prosperous," she said.

The prime minister renewed her vow to build Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous country, saying that the goal would be achieved by the Awami League. "Only Awami League could develop the country further," she said.

AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader also spoke at the function.

Senior leaders of the party including Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, AL Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, Awami League Presidium Member Advocate Sahara Khatun, Joint Secretaries Dr Dipu Moni and Jahnagir Kabir Nanak and other central leaders of the party were present on the occasion.




risingbd/Dhaka/June 23, 2017/ Nripen/Mukul