Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday told the parliament that Awami League (AL) must be needed in power to turn Bangladesh into a developing nation through attaining the final graduation by 2026.
"We know that we (AL) are needed to turn Bangladesh into a developing nation," she told the general discussion on the national budget for 2023-24 fiscal year in parliament.
Mentioning that today Bangladesh has achieved the status of a developing nation, Sheikh Hasina, also leader of the house, said: "Who will be able to implement it if we (AL) do not come (to power again)"?
She added: "Show me a person who will be able to do it. Show me a person who will work selflessly for the country. If you show me such leadership, I have no objection."
The premier told the country's people that since they voted Awami League to power time and again, "the Awami League government has brought Bangladesh on the development track as it has been able to serve the country."
The Awami League government has been able to reduce the poverty rate significantly and today the unemployment rate stands only 3%, she added.
"Bangladesh will never lag behind, rather it will continue marching," she said, adding: "InshaAllah, the Bangali nation will stand head high in the world as a developing country.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled Tk761,785 crore national budget for the FY 2023-24 in parliament on June 1 last.
