Shawdesh Desk:

Prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that her government had been implementing multi-dimentional programmes to make each of the people of Bangladesh economically solvent.

‘We have been working to make each of the people financially solvent by taking up multi-dimensional programmes,’ she said.

The prime minister made the remarks while exchanging views with members of Dariarkul Village Development Society at Tungipara Upazila AL office.

She briefly described the multi-dimensional programmes that include ‘My House, My Farm’, giving financial grants to the people, universal pension scheme and giving loan without guarantee, proper training for youths to eliminate poverty from the society.

‘We have taken many initiatives to improve the living standard of the people by stamping out poverty,’ Sheikh Hasina said.

The PM said that if the programmes taken by her government were implemented properly, none would remain poor in the country.

She stressed the need for forming cooperative societies across Bangladesh to make sure micro savings and thus help to develop Bangladesh.

The PM called upon the Awami League leaders to be sincere to increase food production, eliminate poverty through micro savings by forming cooperatives in every area.

She continued, ‘We are working as everyone can stand on his foot.’

The PM later distributed agricultural and educational equipments that include ripper machines, fertilizer, laptops, 10 bicycles, 10 rickshaw vans, 30 sewing machines, and financial grant of Taka 40,000 to 38 persons, 10 pairs of pigeon and educational equipment to 38 students among the poor on the Tungipara Upazila AL office premises.

The PM’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana was present at the programme.

Deputy commissioner of Gopalganj Kazi Mahbubul Alam moderated the function.

Beneficiaries shared their feelings of getting the equipment and financial grants.