Govt takes steps to fulfill electoral pledges: Tuku

TANGAIL, April 24(BSS): State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku has said the government has begun taking effective and visible steps to implement its electoral commitments.He said the BNP government has completed only two months in office and has already initiated measures to fulfil each of the pledges made by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman before the nation, adding that the programmes are being implemented in phases.Tuku made the remarks while addressing a two-day poetry festival as the chief guest at Tangail Club this afternoon.He said several key initiatives have already been launched, including salary allowances for imams and muezzins, the introduction of family and farmer cards, waiver of farmers’ loans, and the excavation of canals in line with election pledges.Expressing optimism about the development of Tangail, the state minister said the district would be transformed into a more prosperous region through collective efforts.He also stressed the need to reduce unemployment and called for cooperation from all stakeholders to create job opportunities for the country’s unemployed youth.Highlighting the importance of literature, Tuku said it plays a vital role in shaping a nation’s intellectual growth, while poetry helps awaken human values and inner sensibilities.The festival was inaugurated by freedom fighter and poet Bulbul Khan Mahbub and presided over by poet Mahmud Kamal, general secretary of Tangail Public Library.Writers, poets, and cultural activists participated in the event, making it vibrant.