Coordination will be one function of MPs, upazila chairmen: PM
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said there would be balance and coordination in the works of members of parliament (MPs) and upazila chairmen and so there is no scope for conflict, reports UNB.
She made the remark when European Union (EU) Parliament Member and Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission Alexander Graf Lambsdorrf called on her at the Prime Minister's Office, when the matters of recent elections for the national parliament and the local government body at sub-district level came up.
Alexander greeted the PM on the Awami League-led (AL) grand alliance's landslide victory under her leadership in the free and fair general election held on December 29 last year.
Hasina thanked the EU for sending observers and extending other sorts of cooperation to make the parliamentary polls "free, fair, neutral and acceptable".
She also recognized that the election could take place in fair manner due to a flawless voter list formulated by the army as there were above one crore "fake voters" on the previous voting rolls.
"The last parliamentary polls were held amid huge enthusiasm and the voter turnout was very much impressive because the people had to wait seven years to get the taste of democracy," the Prime Minister told the European parliamentarian.
She said, "People were repressed and had to suffer a lot for misrule of the last BNP-Jamaat alliance government."
Hasina categorically said it is not possible to achieve country's development and prosperity without democratic government.
She observed that at present in all of the South Asian countries democratic governments are in power, which is a "positive matter for the democracy".
The EU chief election observer expressed deep shock at the death of army officers in the February 25-26 Peelkhana carnage.
He also highly praised the PM's wisdom and farsightedness in tackling the BDR crisis "peacefully and quickly".
Press Secretary to the PM Abul Kalam Azad and former Ambassador Ziauddin were present.
Earlier in the day, Tony Shale, CEO-Asia of Euromoney Institutional Investor, called on the PM at the PMO and offered their cooperation.
As the current global economic meltdown came up for discussion, the PM informed Shale that already a taskforce for monitoring and taking necessary steps in tackling any possible negative impact of the recession has been formed.
She also presented her government's plan and programme to increase food production in the country and help flourish private and public sectors.
Hasina said the previous Awami League government had taken various initiatives for development of banks, mobile, media in private sector.
She made the remark when European Union (EU) Parliament Member and Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission Alexander Graf Lambsdorrf called on her at the Prime Minister's Office, when the matters of recent elections for the national parliament and the local government body at sub-district level came up.
Alexander greeted the PM on the Awami League-led (AL) grand alliance's landslide victory under her leadership in the free and fair general election held on December 29 last year.
Hasina thanked the EU for sending observers and extending other sorts of cooperation to make the parliamentary polls "free, fair, neutral and acceptable".
She also recognized that the election could take place in fair manner due to a flawless voter list formulated by the army as there were above one crore "fake voters" on the previous voting rolls.
"The last parliamentary polls were held amid huge enthusiasm and the voter turnout was very much impressive because the people had to wait seven years to get the taste of democracy," the Prime Minister told the European parliamentarian.
She said, "People were repressed and had to suffer a lot for misrule of the last BNP-Jamaat alliance government."
Hasina categorically said it is not possible to achieve country's development and prosperity without democratic government.
She observed that at present in all of the South Asian countries democratic governments are in power, which is a "positive matter for the democracy".
The EU chief election observer expressed deep shock at the death of army officers in the February 25-26 Peelkhana carnage.
He also highly praised the PM's wisdom and farsightedness in tackling the BDR crisis "peacefully and quickly".
Press Secretary to the PM Abul Kalam Azad and former Ambassador Ziauddin were present.
Earlier in the day, Tony Shale, CEO-Asia of Euromoney Institutional Investor, called on the PM at the PMO and offered their cooperation.
As the current global economic meltdown came up for discussion, the PM informed Shale that already a taskforce for monitoring and taking necessary steps in tackling any possible negative impact of the recession has been formed.
She also presented her government's plan and programme to increase food production in the country and help flourish private and public sectors.
Hasina said the previous Awami League government had taken various initiatives for development of banks, mobile, media in private sector.