Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to turn the ongoing crisis into a possibility.
"The global recession brought a negative impact around the world. As a result, the crisis is now prevalent in many countries. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to turn this crisis into a possibility," said Obaidul Quader.
He said while talking to the journalists on Feni Girls Cadet College premises in Feni.
"We have talked about the response to the global situation. We are working to transform crisis into possibility as there are many challenges ahead of us. The government is considering several issues such as fuel, dollar and reserve during the world crisis," Quader said.
Mentioning that Pakistan's reserve has come down to 9 billion dollars, the senior AL leader said, "We are better than that. We did not lose our track even in the crisis and we have started to turn around."
He said that extreme right and extreme left-leaning political parties have united ahead of the election and their target is Sheikh Hasina.
"But the government has brought the country to a sustainable level. The people are in favor of the government," he added.
Regarding the metrorail in Bangladesh, the minister said that Sheikh Hasina's government is taking the country to the level of a developed country.
"Those who say the fare of metro rail is high are not speaking considering the reality. In Dhaka city, now you have to pay taka 20 taka ride a rickshaw," he said.
Feni District unit of Awami League President Advocate Hafez Ahmed, General Secretary Nizam Uddin Hazari, MP, Deputy Commissioner Abu Salim Mahmud-ul Hasan and Superintendent of Police Zakir Hasan were present, among others, on the occasion.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
