PM sees Int'l, national games behind recent CHT violence
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed the recent violent incidents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as unfortunate, saying that there might be international and national games behind the incident, reports UNB as received from Chittagong Wednesday.
"Definitely, different sets of games had been behind it," the Premier remarked this while speaking with the officials of Chittagong Division and the district administration at Circuit House Wednesday.
Chittagong Divisional Commissioner AB Siddique presided over the views exchange meeting.
The Prime Minister said her government had signed the CHT peace treaty to resolve the problems in the hill tracts region, but the past BNP government did not implement the treaty.
She, however, said if the economic activities could be stepped up, peace would be maintained in that region.
The Prime Minister urged the administrative officials at various stages to work with responsibility to advance the nation towards economic development.
Mentioning the increase in salary of the government officials, she said this money comes from public taxes. "Problems would remain but we have to overcome them. Poverty won't be there if we could utilise our resources properly."
"I want work from you," she told the officials, assuring that problems faced by them would be resolved.
On power crisis, Sheikh Hasina said alongside the increase of production, demand is also growing and the deficit could not be met. In this context, she blamed the BNP-Jamaat government for not producing a single MW of electricity.
The Prime Minister said militancy and terrorism is another big problem, which was patronised by the past government. "If not so, how 500 bombs could be exploded in 30 minutes across the country?" she said, adding militancy and terrorism impede development of a country.
Stressing the importance of the local government, she said the local bodies will be given more power. Certain level of law and order, education, etc., would be kept under the local bodies while budgetary allocations and policy formulation will be done centrally.
"Definitely, different sets of games had been behind it," the Premier remarked this while speaking with the officials of Chittagong Division and the district administration at Circuit House Wednesday.
Chittagong Divisional Commissioner AB Siddique presided over the views exchange meeting.
The Prime Minister said her government had signed the CHT peace treaty to resolve the problems in the hill tracts region, but the past BNP government did not implement the treaty.
She, however, said if the economic activities could be stepped up, peace would be maintained in that region.
The Prime Minister urged the administrative officials at various stages to work with responsibility to advance the nation towards economic development.
Mentioning the increase in salary of the government officials, she said this money comes from public taxes. "Problems would remain but we have to overcome them. Poverty won't be there if we could utilise our resources properly."
"I want work from you," she told the officials, assuring that problems faced by them would be resolved.
On power crisis, Sheikh Hasina said alongside the increase of production, demand is also growing and the deficit could not be met. In this context, she blamed the BNP-Jamaat government for not producing a single MW of electricity.
The Prime Minister said militancy and terrorism is another big problem, which was patronised by the past government. "If not so, how 500 bombs could be exploded in 30 minutes across the country?" she said, adding militancy and terrorism impede development of a country.
Stressing the importance of the local government, she said the local bodies will be given more power. Certain level of law and order, education, etc., would be kept under the local bodies while budgetary allocations and policy formulation will be done centrally.