Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought co-operation from the country people to continue the present pace of development as she inaugurated the
Development Fair 2017.
“I want co-operation of the people of all classes and professions irrespective of party and opinion to advance the country further by keeping up the current pace of development,” she said.
The premier opened the three-day Development Fair 2017 across the country through videoconferencing from her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka yesterday afternoon.
“We have set a target to establish Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous country during the period and we are working to achieve the goal,” she said.
“I hope that the fair would be helpful for achieving the socioeconomic goal that our government has set ... Bangladesh won’t be plagued with the curse of poverty and would be freed from poverty and established as a developed and prosperous
nation,” she said.
The fair has been organised to bring all people under the government’s development activities by informing the success stories to achieve Vision 2021 and Vision 2041 as well as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The theme of the fair is ‘Unnayoner Ganatantra, Sheikh Hasina’s Mool Mantra’ (Democracy for Development is the Key Motto of Sheikh Hasina).
Various government and non-government organisations, banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are taking part in the fair.
On this occasion, seminar, symposium, documentary film screening, display of photographs and posters, and holding cultural programmes have been arranged.
Terming terrorism and militancy as the main barriers to development, the prime minister reiterated her call to the people of all levels to build a social spirit against the twin social vices.
“We have taken anti-terrorism and militancy campaign to stamp out the twin monsters from the country. I think the people of all strata including guardians, imams of mosques and teachers should join this campaign so that nobody gets involved in
terrorism and militancy,” she said.
She added: “It (campaign) would help us further accelerate the pace of development and reach our desired goal of establishing a poverty and
hunger-free Bangladesh.”