President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged all, including the ruling and opposition parties, to play their proper and effective role together in Parliament in fulfilling the aspirations of the people, reports UNB.
"I urge everyone, including both the treasury and opposition benches, to play a proper and effective role together here in Parliament, the place to fulfill people's aspirations," he said while addressing the first session of the New Year in the House.
The President said Parliament is the centre of all hopes and aspirations of people. The current government has been relentlessly and sincerely trying to establish Bangladesh as a developed and enlightened country by wonderfully expediting the overall socioeconomic development.
"Alongside the ruling party, the opposition will also have to play a constructive role in strengthening transparency, accountability, tolerance, human rights and the rule of law, and implement successfully the public dreams and aspirations of developing the country," he said.
In his hour-long speech, Abdul Hamid said the 10th parliament was constituted through a free and fair general election held in 2014 upholding the country's constitution and continuation of parliamentary democracy.
"In continuation of the previous grand alliance government, the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making relentless efforts to create a progressive, democratic, modern and secular knowledge-based digital Bangladesh free from poverty and hunger," he said.
He said Bangladesh has already achieved the status of a low middle-income country. Now it is the nation's earnest desire to see the fulfillment of the Vision-2041 when Bangladesh will be promoted to the rank of a developed country in the world.
The President said, "I firmly believe the government will be able to keep the momentum of this development trend to materialise the nation's hope and aspirations."
