Desk Report
Publish: 16 Jan 2022, 11:03 pm
President M Abdul Hamid || Photo: Collected
President M Abdul Hamid on Sunday
(January 16) called upon all, irrespective of party affiliations, opinions,
classes and professions, to work together on basic issues like democracy, rule
of law and country's development.
The President made the call as he
addressed the New Year's (2022) first session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS).
The head of the state termed the
parliament the focal point of people's expectations and said, "People are
the source of all power... All public representatives must give priority to the
public interests."
He also asked all to work
together to build a 'Sonar Bangla' dreamt by the Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by eliminating terrorism, drugs, corruption
and militancy from the country, achieved at the cost of millions of lives.
As per the parliamentary
practice, the current session is the maiden one of the new year, where the
President addresses the House every year. Subsequently, detailed discussions
take place on his speech with the participation of lawmakers.
But due to COVID-19, this
session, like the special JS session on the occasion of Mujb Borsho, will be
held in a limited scale maintaining the health rules, said the parliamentary
secretariat.
Leader of the House and Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina and parliamentarians of both treasury and opposition
benches were present as Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury chaired the
sitting.
The President called upon the
treasury and opposition bench members to play their due and effective role in
parliament in the greater interest of the country and its people.
"It is our sacred duty to
give the new generation a safe, happy, beautiful and prosperous
Bangladesh," he added.
Hamid said 2021 was an
unforgettable year for the Bengali nation as Bangladesh celebrated its golden
jubilee of independence as well as victory day and Bangabandhu's birth
centenary, adding: "This celebration gave a greater and international look
with many world leaders and heads of the states joining the events physically
and virtually.
Noting that peace and stability
are prevailing across the country due to the incumbent government's strict
policy against terrorism and militancy as a prerequisite to development, he
said Sheikh Hasina's government is firm to ensure communal harmony in the
country.
Bangladesh is a unique example in
the world in terms of communal harmony, the President said, adding,
"However, we must be vigilant so that no vicious clique, in the name of
religion can destabilize the country."
The President stressed the need
for preparing new training curriculum in line with the demand of world market,
modernizing existing ones and imparting adequate trainings to create
internationally certified skilled manpower.
Referring to the rise in the
government's expenditure due to the increased development activities in the
last one and a half decades, Hamid instructed all concerned to ensure cent
percent execution of the undertaken projects within the stipulated timeframe.
In his address, the President highlighted the overall activities and achievements of the government in various sectors, including economy, trade-investment, food-agriculture (achieving self-Sufficiency in fish, meat and egg production), environment, controlling pollution and climate change affects, power, education, health, good governance, women and child development, women empowerment, rural development, sports and youth development, enhancement of bilateral and multilateral ties, and the tremendous progress in the fields of the information and communication technology (ICT).
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