Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday said the people of Bangladesh would resist any attempt to obstruct the implementation of the government’s election pledges.
“If anyone tries to obstruct this work or derail it, we do not need to do anything. The people of Bangladesh themselves will defeat their plan and their conspiracy, I believe,” he said.
The prime minister made the remarks on Saturday afternoon at a public gathering in Sadar upazila of Chandpur, where he inaugurated the re-excavation of the historic Bishwa Khal in Kumarduli village.
He said the government had already started several development programmes, including canal excavation, family cards, farmer cards, financial support for imams and muezzins, and tree plantation drives, in line with BNP’s election pledges.
The prime minister said these initiatives had received public support following the general election.
“Today, in front of thousands of people, I want to clearly say that the support we have received from people will guide us. We will implement those tasks one by one and carry out those plans step by step,” he said.
However, Tarique alleged that some vested quarters had been spreading confusion about the programmes.
He urged everyone to stay alert so that development projects are not disrupted by any quarter.
Tarique said the government was committed to improving the lives of ordinary people, especially farmers, women, religious workers and the unemployed.
He called on everyone to unite in a pledge, saying the implementation of these programmes would help improve people’s lives across the country.
Addressing the crowd, the prime minister asked what harm would come if these initiatives were stopped.
He said the real victims would not be those spreading misinformation, but ordinary working people.
Tarique also said all employment generation programmes for the unemployed must be protected from any form of disruption.
He said the main goal before his government was clear: to rebuild the country and improve the lives of its people, and that work had already begun.
The prime minister said his party had always believed that people were the source of all political strength.
He also said that as long as people continued to support the government, it would keep working for them and the country without moving even a single step away from that commitment.
“Let us all, from today’s canal re-excavation programme, take a pledge together — this country is ours. It was made independent in 1971 through the sacrifices and struggle of our freedom fighters. Now it is our responsibility to build this country,” the prime minister said.
He said the rights of the people had been ignored at different times, but the people of Bangladesh had shed blood to establish their rights.
“Now is the time for nation-building, now is the time to rebuild the country. Now, together, we will build our beloved motherland as per the desire of the people,” Tarique said.
Local MP and district BNP president Sheikh Farid Ahmed Manik also spoke at the event.
Earlier, the prime minister formally launched the canal re-excavation work by cutting soil with a spade in front of a large crowd.