People involved in corruption won’t be spared: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that people involved in corruption and irregularities will not be spared even they belong to the party.

“Let me tell you one thing very clearly, if anyone makes money through dishonest way, if that person's dishonesty, indiscipline and irregularities get caught, then whoever that person is, even if that person belongs to my party, our actions will continue against them,” she said.

The Prime Minister came up with the warning while addressing a civic reception accorded to her at Hotel Marriot Marquis on Saturday afternoon. The USA chapter of Awami League organised the programme.

Sheikh Hasina said her government has taken various steps to stamp out militancy, terrorism, drugs and corruption from the country.

“It becomes hard for those who want to lead their lives in honest way. An honest person has to face some difficulties in leading his/her life,” she said.

She said those who make money through dishonest means could spend their money for highly expensive brands and for lavish life.

“The result of this is, it makes the life of an honest person difficult compared to the dishonest person,” she said. In this connection, she said the government has taken the move to remove this disparity from the society.

Sheikh Haisna said the government has given huge fiscal budget and took massive development programmes. But she noted that if every Taka of these development projects was spent properly, then Bangladesh could have developed a lot.

“Now, we've to find out where the loopholes and lapses are and who are affecting (the country) in which way,” she said.

She said she had given directives to the concerned authorities to sort out the suspected persons enquiring about their income, their lifestyle and how they lead their lives.

“By this, we’ll be able to stamp out corruption and dishonesty and save the society and future generation,” she said.

Sheikh Hasina again said the drive against drugs will be continued, because this destroys a family and a country.

“We’ll find out those who are involved with this,” she said.

Sheikh Hasina said the power of the people is the main power and her party Awami League believes in the power of the people. In this regard, she mentioned Awami League has a specific economic policy and Bangladesh witnessed stunning development whenever it came to power.

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