Govt believes in people’s mandate, not in muscle power: Minister

City Desk :
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said the government believes in people’s mandate, not in muscle power or conspiracy.

“We do not believe in any conspiracy.

I don’t believe in any muscle power or gun power.

We only believe in people’s mandate.

We believe in people’s rights,” he said.

The minister said these while addressing a view exchanging meeting with 11 national and 37 Narayanganj-based organizations on the occasion of the inauguration of the own building of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufactu-rers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) at Chashara in Narayanganj as the chief guest, reports BSS.

With local lawmaker and BKMEA President A K M Salim Osman in the chair, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, Narayanganj-4 lawmaker Shamim Osman and Executive President of BKMEA Mohammad Hatem.

Putting trust in the incumbent government, Asaduzzaman said there is no alternative to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Various ill-attempts are being made to leave the country behind, he said, adding that despite all odds, Bangladesh’s economy has progressed a lot.

Highlighting the present government’s endeavour to change the people’s fate, he said: “When we assumed power, the poverty rate was 28 percent.

Currently, it is 5 percent.

Insha Allah, it will be zero in 2040.

Significant success will be achieved in 2030.

Literacy rate will be cent percent by 2040.”