PM always thinks about next generation, not next election

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Saturday Prime Minster (PM) Sheikh Hasina is not thinking about the next elections, but she is thinking about the next generation, reports BSS.

The AL leader said, "She thinks about the safety of the people and the country as well and that's why she has formulated the 100 years delta plan…it is the specialty of her leadership".

Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, came up with the remarks while speaking at a virtual discussion from his official residence in the city to mark the National Road Safety Day-2020.

The minister said the government is implementing the national road safety strategic action plan to reduce 50 per cent road accidents in the country as per the target set under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

"The Road Transport and Highway Division is implementing the strategic action plan to achieve the SDGs target to bring down deaths caused by the road accidents," he said.

The discussion titled 'Road Safety Collaboration, Reducing Road Fatalities Fifty Per cent by 2030' was jointly organised by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and the World Bank.

The minister said the legal framework has been strengthened to achieve the SDGs and also to fulfil the target of the 2nd UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 for cutting of 50 per cent of road traffic deaths and injuries within the period.