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Use local goods to help industrialisation: PM
LALMONIRIIAT. Dec 24: Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia today called upon all to set the examples of patriotism by using the local products to help grow rapid industrialisation. reports BSS.
Addressing a huge public meeting at the Railway ground, the PrimsJ^Btautr said that the smugglers were the eni mies of the nation and they were hindering the progress of the country. Smuggling had to be resisted unitedly by popularising and using local prod ucts.
Begum Zia urged the business community to market more local goods instead of infesting the market with smuggled products. Their pa-tronlsation of local goods would greatly help in the speedy industrialisation, she said.
The Prime Minister said the present government wanted to develop a sound agriculture and Industrial based economy to achieve the target of prosperity and self reliance.
The Prime Minister stressed on curbing smuggling for the development of industries and on boosting the agricultural sector to achieve self-sufficiency in food.
She said peace and stability were the pre-rcquisttes for attaining progress and aclf-re-Jfiince. SixT.gavc a call to all to ‘resist those who wanted to create chaos and anarchy in the productive sectors.
The Prime Minister said with the establishment of people's government the nation was freed from the evil grip of corruption practised by the autocratic regime. She said time has come when all have to get themselves Involved In the development activities to make democracy meaningful.
Begum Zia said, "are have to attain self reliance and progress with our own initiative. Nobody from outside will build our future for us."
She said the opportunities for government jobs had shrunk because of the large population. She underscored the need for setting up small scale industries for creating job opportunities and providing vocational training to youths to help them stand on their own feet
The Prime Minister said 'people's welfare is our supreme consideration. We will remain above all narrow news when people's welfare is In question.'
Toe Prime Minister said the foreign agencies assisting the country tn its development efforts had expressed their confidence tn the present gov ernmcnl and extended the hands of cooperation to It.
Begum Zia said the march of the nation on the rood to progress now largely de-oended on the patriotic forces.
She called upon all to play their due role lo hold the the next Union Parishad elections in a free and fair atmosphere and to elect patriotic candidates.
Earlier. Begum Zia inaugurated the excavation of Srikhata Bukshula canal at Kaltganj upazila of the district.
Addressing a large gathering. she called upon all to put In their voluntary labour to ex-
cavatc the canal which would provide Irrigation facilities to two thousand acres.
Begum Zia also called upon the students to join in the canal digging programme during their holidays. She also called upon the women community to join In such development activities.
The Prime Minister said a transformer would be provided •o the focaltly under rural electrification programme to reach power to the areas.
Farida Rahman, MP. Begum Rcbcka Mahmud. MP. and Md Shahjahan Mia, Whip, also spoke.
The canal would be 22 km long creating an opportunity to produce 4480 metric tons of additional crops.
Begum Zia also addressed a meeting of the district level officers of Lalmonlrhat al the district circuit house. She reviewed the progress of different projects including BSIC industrial estate, and waler development projects.
She reviewed the situation in various sectors including health, education, food, communication and population control.