Cast vote for boat to continue country’s development : PM

FE Team | Published: March 29, 2018 23:34:58

THAKURGAON, Mar 29 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged today the countrymen to cast vote for Awami League recalling the party's historic role and sacrifices in realising Bengali rights, nation building, independence and for continuity of the current development spree.
"Cast your vote for our 'boat', we will give you a Sonar Bangla," she said while addressing a huge public meeting at Thakurgaon Govt. High School Ground here today.
"Bangladesh is now on the road of development as people gave their vote for 'boat' in 2009 and 2014," she told the rally organised by the district unit of Awami League (AL). The premier said continuation of the incumbent government was very crucial for continued development works, Sheikh Hasina said.
AL general secretary Obaidul Quader, foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali, presidium member Ramesh Chandra Sen, advisory council member Satish C. Roy, joint general secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, central leaders Khaled Mahmud Chowdhury, BM Mozammel Haque and Nurul Islam Sujan addressed the meeting, among others. The party's Thakurgaon district unit president Dabirul Islam, MP, chaired the meeting, conducted by general secretary Adul Mazid Apel.
Sheikh Hasina promised to improve Thakurgaon's road, air and railway communications and take particular steps to introduce an intercity train service to link it with the capital.
The premier reminded the residents of the northwestern district that the past BNP government shut down the Syedpur and Rajshahi airports in the region while her government reestablished the facilities after elected to power in 2009.