Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday dismissed the talks that there is no money in the country's banks.
“Some people talk about reserve but there is no issue regarding it. Some say there is no money in the banks which is a lie. Even yesterday (Wednesday) I had a meeting with the Bangladesh Bank governor and other concerned. It was confirmed that we have enough money in banks,” Hasina said.
Hasina, who is the president of ruling Awami League, was addressing a huge rally organized by the party at Jessore Stadium.
She said due to Covid-19 there is an economic crisis everywhere across the globe but in Bangladesh "we have kept our economy standing on a strong base till now."
“We have remittance inflow, foreign investment coming, export income has increased, and our tax collection has also increased. When all countries are struggling to avoid a recession Bangladesh has still remained strong economically,” she added.
She also said after 1975 no development work has been done in this country.
She said when military ruler Ziaur Rahman died he left nothing but a broken suitcase and torn clothes and the BNP only looted the country when they were in power.
A boat-shaped stage was prepared at the rally venue by leaders and activists of Awami League, exhilarated by the prime minister's presence as the chief guest.
Thousands of people joined the rally that started at 3pm.
The law enforcement agencies and district administration deployed Rapid Action Battalion's (RAB) dog squad with other precautions from Tuesday to ensure security.
A team of 400 volunteers was formed to make the rally a success. The members of this committee will assist those coming to the rally, said district AL Secretary for Relief and Social Welfare Affairs and convener of Discipline and Volunteer Sub-Council Sukhen Majumdar.
Preparations for drinking water and sanitation at the rally in Jashore Stadium connecting the field of Abdur Razzak College has been arranged, said the district's Public Health Engineering Directorate Executive Engineer Zahid Parvez.
From Jessore airport to the stadium, the walls of public-private and autonomous institutions were painted in different colours with the PM's speech and various slogans of the party. Repair work of the damaged road was also completed ahead of the rally
Jessore Sadar traffic inspector Subhendu Kumar Munshi said 12 specific routes have been kept open for the crowds to reach the venue
Around 20 parking areas were selected as per the target of district Awami League, he added.
