Sheikh Hasina's govt believes in politics of dev: Shahriar

RAJSHAHI, Aug 25 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government believes in politics of development as he inaugurated a canal re-excavation work in Charghat Upazila's Kakramari area here.

"The government's main goal is to bring every nook and corner of the country under the development process while it has been working relentlessly to attain the cherished goal," he said as the chief guest at the function.

Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) will re-excavate the 2.10-kilometer canal stretching from Meramatpur to Padma river in Pirojpur area at a cost of around Tk two crore aimed at accumulating rainwater for using the conserved water for irrigation.

Chaired by BMDA Executive Director Engineer Abdur Rashid, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Upazila Chairman Fakhrul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nazmul Haque, BMDA Project Director Nazirul Islam and Union Parishad Chairman Hasanuzzaman Madhu.

Shahriar Alam said the country has attained remarkable success in various sectors under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

He mentioned that Bangladesh at present is progressing fast in every

sector, especially in ICT, food production, education, women empowerment, GDP and per capita income.

"Bangladesh is now a rice-exporting country," he also said.

Earlier, the state minister inaugurated a newly-constructed multi-storey building of Muktijoddha Complex built at a cost of around Taka 2.50 crore at Charghat Upazila Parishad Headquarters.