BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan has said the present government will be able to place Bangladesh in a respectable position on the global stage, reports UNB.
He further underscored the role of former President Ziaur Rahman in revitalising the economy and advancing sectors such as agriculture, labour, fisheries, foreign affairs, and global diplomacy.
Moyeen Khan made the remarks while addressing a discussion organised by Jatiyatabadi Matsyajibi Dal at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday, marking the 45th death anniversary of BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman.
He said the budgets introduced under Ziaur Rahman were not designed for the privileged groups in Dhaka's affluent areas, but were aimed at supporting people living in rural communities across Bangladesh.
The BNP leader said the economic policies persued by former President Ziaur Rahman helped the country recover from what he described as the 1972-75 period of devastation and placed Bangladesh on a stronger economic foundation.
He said within a short span of time, former President Ziaur Rahman presented three budgets and reshaped the economy through market-oriented reforms, support for the garments industry, and expanded overseas employment opportunities, which helped boost foreign remittance inflows.
He said these initiatives helped reshape Bangladesh's international image and cited accounts that described former President Ziaur Rahman as transforming the country from a 'basket case' into a 'success case.'
Speaking on the fisheries sector, Abdul Moyeen Khan said that Ziaur Rahman encouraged exploration of marine resources and had once arranged visits to the Bay of Bengal for university teachers and students, including those from the University of Dhaka.
During those visits, he said, Ziaur Rahman stressed the importance of properly utilising marine resources in the Bay of Bengal to transform Bangladesh's economy.
Moyeen Khan also credited former President Ziaur Rahman with driving major changes in agriculture through canal excavation programmes and the expansion of modern irrigation systems.
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