BD News: I will work for the country and people as long as I live: Prime Minister

 

I will work for the country and people as long as I live: Prime Minister

 

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, inaugurating the Patli Canal re-excavation work in Cox's Bazar, said that the support of the people is the strength of the government and that he will work for the country and the people as long as he lives.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said that the support of the people is our strength. So, as long as we have life, we will work for this country and its people.

 

He said this at a short rally after the start of the work of re-excavating the Patli Canal in PMkhali Union, Cox's Bazar on Saturday morning. Stating that BNP does politics for the people, the Prime Minister said, "The source of all power of BNP is the people. And the BNP government wants to change the fate of the people of the country."Politics

 

He said, I saw in the newspapers that the price of nothing has increased after this year's budget. Because the current government has removed the tax on all essential items including rice, pulses, oil, salt from 60 products in the budget two days ago, so that the price of daily necessities does not increase. Its purpose and goal is only one, so that the people of the country can live well.

 

Stating that the opposition is opposing the proposed budget to create instability in the country, the Prime Minister said, "The opposition is saying that they do not accept this anti-people budget."

 

Tarique Rahman said, "Their (opposition) goal or objective is not to stand by the people of the country. Their objective is only one - to create instability and unrest in the country, to confuse the people."

 

It is worth noting that last Thursday, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury presented the budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 in Parliament.

 

Meanwhile, at the beginning of her speech, the Prime Minister asked the people present, "Why did you come here? To inaugurate the Patlikhal re-excavation work. This canal was excavated by martyred President Ziaur Rahman about 50 years ago. The excavation of this canal will benefit 40,000 people. 8,500 farmers will benefit. That is why we have set a target of digging 23,000 canals in the next five years."

 

She said, "Bangladesh is an agricultural country. But along with agriculture, we must also give importance to industry and trade. If industry and trade improve, our children will have employment opportunities. They will be able to do jobs and trade. That is why we have increased taxes on all the products that are produced in the country, but the same products that come from abroad. We have included measures in this budget so that the industrial factories that produce the products produced in the country get support. This is also not the choice of the opposition party.’

 

He said, ‘I want to say, you are the owners of this country. The owner of the country is not a political party, the owner of the country is not a family, the owner of the country is the 200 million people of Bangladesh.’

 

The Prime Minister said, ‘The country belongs to all of us. This country is our first address, this country is our last address. That is why we say that if we build this country, we will be good, and our children will be able to live in peace.’ Bangladesh Politics

 

He said, ‘If we cannot build this country, our children will be in pain. Does anyone want their children to be in pain? No one wants us. That is why we say one thing, we will do the work, we will build the country, Bangladesh first.'

 

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, State Minister Farhad Hossain Azad, Cox's Bazar-3 constituency MP Lutfur Rahman Kajal, local leader Harunur Rashid and others spoke at the rally chaired by Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila BNP President Abdul Mabud.

 

Earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated the canal re-excavation work in PMkhali Union of Sadar Upazila.

 

The Prime Minister got off the flight in the pouring rain and came to PMkhali by road. Ignoring the rain, she inaugurated the Patli Canal re-excavation work with a spade in her own hand. Later, the Prime Minister planted a date palm sapling on the banks of the canal.