SQ's claim about anxiety of Ctg people ruled out
Monday, 18 January 2010
State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud said Sunday that the government would even consider allowing China and other countries in the region to use Chittagong and Mongla ports if they wanted.
Terming the two seaports as invaluable assets of the country, he said the government wanted to develop them as regional ports in the interest of deriving greater economic benefit for the country, reports BSS.
"If China wants to use the Chittagong Port to carry goods for its Kunming state, we will certainly consider it," he said adding, "the more we will be able to utilise the port facilities, the more the country would be benefited."
Dr Mahmud ruled out the claim of BNP Standing Committee member Salauddin Qader Chowdhury that Chittagong people are in fear because of the government decision to allow India to use the Chittagong Port.
"Chittagong people sometimes become afraid and worried of the subversive activities of some leaders like SQ Chowdhury," the minister said mentioning his past political record.
In the past, many people including a number of noted social and political leaders were killed causing scare among the people, the state minister said without any elaboration. S. Q. Chowdhury's family had earned ill-repute for anti-liberation role, killing and torture particularly on minorities during War of Liberation.
"People of Chittagong are happy with the government decision as they saw it as a great opportunity for them to change their lot," Dr Mahmud, a parliament member from Chittagong said adding, "they are happy as they will be directly benefited by the decision".
Terming the SAARC as a least integrated region in the world, Dr Mahmud said BNP claimed that president Zia was the dreamer of SAARC, but it was ironic that his (Zia's) party took stand against regional cooperation in the name of anti-Indian campaign to pursue their narrow political hegemony.
Terming the two seaports as invaluable assets of the country, he said the government wanted to develop them as regional ports in the interest of deriving greater economic benefit for the country, reports BSS.
"If China wants to use the Chittagong Port to carry goods for its Kunming state, we will certainly consider it," he said adding, "the more we will be able to utilise the port facilities, the more the country would be benefited."
Dr Mahmud ruled out the claim of BNP Standing Committee member Salauddin Qader Chowdhury that Chittagong people are in fear because of the government decision to allow India to use the Chittagong Port.
"Chittagong people sometimes become afraid and worried of the subversive activities of some leaders like SQ Chowdhury," the minister said mentioning his past political record.
In the past, many people including a number of noted social and political leaders were killed causing scare among the people, the state minister said without any elaboration. S. Q. Chowdhury's family had earned ill-repute for anti-liberation role, killing and torture particularly on minorities during War of Liberation.
"People of Chittagong are happy with the government decision as they saw it as a great opportunity for them to change their lot," Dr Mahmud, a parliament member from Chittagong said adding, "they are happy as they will be directly benefited by the decision".
Terming the SAARC as a least integrated region in the world, Dr Mahmud said BNP claimed that president Zia was the dreamer of SAARC, but it was ironic that his (Zia's) party took stand against regional cooperation in the name of anti-Indian campaign to pursue their narrow political hegemony.