Ershad promises to free country from terrorism and corruption
Friday, 12 December 2008
Former military ruler HM Ershad Thursday announced his Jatiya Party's election manifesto promising to establish a terrorism, corruption and misrule-free society if voted to power at the coming polls, reports UNB.
In the 12-page election recipe announced at a city hotel, Ershad, who had ruled the country for nearly nine years until overthrown in a mass movement in 1990, expressed his determination to form the next government.
Under his administrative reform agenda he pledged to introduce provincial system of government by splitting up the country into eight provinces with provincial assembly and provincial cabinet in each.
If elected, he said, at least 50 per cent head offices will be transferred from Dhaka to elsewhere. He will introduce full-fledged upazila system with courts.
The JP manifesto identified population boom as the number-one national problem and pledged to initiate all-out plans for checking the population by distributing family-planning materials free of cost and rewarding parents who will adopt permanent family planning after having one or two children.
To help the hardcore poor, he said the poor people and slum-dwellers in each ward, union and upazila would be registered and given rice, pulses and edible oil for free. These poor people will also be given free medical treatment at community clinic, union health and family welfare complex.
Besides, landless people will be given government land on long-term basis through land reforms.
On food security, Ershad said necessary subsidy would be given to bring food prices within the buying capacity of the common people. He will also strengthen the rationing system for energy security, the Jatiya Party will formulate policy to use coal in production of energy and set up Rooppur nuclear power plant with foreign assistance.
On defence, Ershad said the Army would be involved in the country's development-progress activities. The party of the former army chief will arrange housing for retired jawans and policemen in each district. He promised to establish a society free from militancy and terrorism.
In education sector, JP will introduce free education for both male and female students up to HSC and increase salary of registered private school teachers to the level of government schoolteachers.
In the 12-page election recipe announced at a city hotel, Ershad, who had ruled the country for nearly nine years until overthrown in a mass movement in 1990, expressed his determination to form the next government.
Under his administrative reform agenda he pledged to introduce provincial system of government by splitting up the country into eight provinces with provincial assembly and provincial cabinet in each.
If elected, he said, at least 50 per cent head offices will be transferred from Dhaka to elsewhere. He will introduce full-fledged upazila system with courts.
The JP manifesto identified population boom as the number-one national problem and pledged to initiate all-out plans for checking the population by distributing family-planning materials free of cost and rewarding parents who will adopt permanent family planning after having one or two children.
To help the hardcore poor, he said the poor people and slum-dwellers in each ward, union and upazila would be registered and given rice, pulses and edible oil for free. These poor people will also be given free medical treatment at community clinic, union health and family welfare complex.
Besides, landless people will be given government land on long-term basis through land reforms.
On food security, Ershad said necessary subsidy would be given to bring food prices within the buying capacity of the common people. He will also strengthen the rationing system for energy security, the Jatiya Party will formulate policy to use coal in production of energy and set up Rooppur nuclear power plant with foreign assistance.
On defence, Ershad said the Army would be involved in the country's development-progress activities. The party of the former army chief will arrange housing for retired jawans and policemen in each district. He promised to establish a society free from militancy and terrorism.
In education sector, JP will introduce free education for both male and female students up to HSC and increase salary of registered private school teachers to the level of government schoolteachers.