<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her party Awami League (AL) is always sincerely dedicated to the development of the country and its people.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier said while addressing a relief distribution programme at Government Mojahar Uddin Biswas Degree College at Kolapara here organised by the district administration.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"We are beside you (countrymen), (we) will remain there and will provide all kinds of assistance what are needed," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mentioning that the overall development of this southern region was only possible as AL is in power, she said, "There were many people came to the power, but they didn't do any development activities for this region."</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She added protecting living standard of the people is the main target of her government.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Sheikh Hasina said, "Natural calamities will come. Our target is to maintain living standard of the people facing those (disasters), and we are working for that."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This time the tidal waves were much higher comparing to the previous cyclones, she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier thanked the people for taking shelter in the cyclone centres built by the government.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She said the AL government is doing whatever needed for ensuring basic needs of the people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her government has been able to stand beside the people during such natural calamities as the country is witnessing continued democracy, she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The socioeconomic development is taking place in the country as continued democracy is prevailing here," she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Presided over by kolapara Awami League Vice President Nirmal Nandi, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md. Mohibbur Rahman, Awami League Joint Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim and Organising Secretary Advocate Afzal Hossain also spoke.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, the prime minister distributed relief materials among the cyclone Remal-affected people of this area.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina also undertook an aerial visit to Mathbaria and Pathorghata areas of Patuakhali district to see herself the trail of havoc caused by the recent Cyclone Remal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She witnessed the super storm Remal-affected two areas from the helicopter that was hovering just over the ground at a slow speed on her way to Patuakhali from Dhaka.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div>