<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina today firmly reiterated that her party always fulfills pledges made to the nation ahead of national elections, reports UNB.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister said this while delivering her introductory speech at the joint meeting of the AL Working Committee, National Committee and Advisory Council at her official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div><br></div><div>“Before every election, Awami League places its election pledges, and Awami League always fulfills its election pledges,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that the government is working for the country and its people as per its election pledges. </div><div><br></div><div>“We work for the welfare of the nation and people are benefiting from the results,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, she said that the development of the country does not make them happy. </div><div><br></div><div>Regarding corruption, she referred to her recent speech at the Parliament - asking to give her specific information on where the corruption is happening.</div><div><br></div><div>“Give me information, and I will take action. This won’t just be lip service,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said that the discussion on corruption is coming from those who are corrupt and turned Bangladesh into “a champion in corruption” during their regime.</div><div><br></div><div>“Or doing microcredit business to overburden people with high interests against their loans - forcing them to leave their houses or commit suicide,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She mentioned that through the ‘My House My Farm’, people won’t need to take loans from the microcredit lenders with high interest rates.</div><div><br></div><div>Briefly describing the development activities of the government, she said, “Through developing every sector of the country, we have been able to reduce the poverty rate and generate employment.”</div><div><br></div><div>“Anyone can remain unemployed if that person wants to remain so, but there is no scope to remain unemployed as we have created so many opportunities,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>In this connection, she mentioned the freelancing opportunities across the country through which youths can earn money from their rural homes. </div><div><br></div><div>In the future, she said, the country’s exports will include food items and processed food, digital devices, and small mechanical items.</div><div><br></div><div>“We will be able to increase exports through the investments that are coming into our one hundred economic zones across the country,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>She also said that due to the pragmatic and timely steps of the government in the last 14 years, people are now enjoying a better life.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>