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No alternative to science, PM tells engineers

Economic uplift ’safety valve’ for democracy
' Prime Minuter Begum Khaleda Ziu yesterday culled for participation by all In economic development with equal sincerity in keeping with the spirit of participatory democracy. reports UNB.
"Democracy and development are synonimous. and economic development is the 'safely valve' of democracy." the, Prime Minister said while inaugurating the 36th convention of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh. Sunday morning.
Chaired by 1EB President Prof. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, the function in the Institute premises, was also addressed by 1EB General Secretary Mohammad Ruhul Matin and IEB Dhaka Centre Chairman MAK Azad.
Theme of this year's ionvenlion Is: The call for UN International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction be a great success. The Prime
Minister said in the present decade, there was no allema live to science, technology and engineering for achieving development and progress.
More prosperous and advanced are the countries which are more developed in science, technology and engineering. she said urging Ine engineers to Innovate appropriate technology based on local materials for the development of the country.
Terming the engineers as the pivotal force of development. Begum Zia asked them to come forward with suggestions for disaster mitigation and management.
"Bangladesh is identified as a disaster-prone country. We arc poor because of calamities and we can not effectively face the calamities also because of poverty."
Lack of an effective technology of our own had led to the failure of development efforts In 11k- past, the Prim< Minister Mikl, calling on lla engineers to play a leading rok tn developing an Indigenous technology.
She regretted that the country had lost 4he kgaey ol Its glorious past when It was the most prosperous land In South Asia and had reached the threshold of Industrial rev ohitton much uheud of Japan
The Prime Minister said the hard-earned democracy has created equal opportunl tics for all "and wh.il is needed now is to change the menial tty’.
Referring to the probk-m* of engineers, the Prime Minister assured that dtscrep ancles among professionals would be removed tn phases but sought cooperation of all concerned in this regard.
IEB President Prof Mohammad Anwar Hossain in his speech held the bureaucrats responsible Tur the country's economic backlash and urged the government to take measures for changes in the administrative system
Later, the Prime Minister distributed 1EB medals for 1991 to three distinguished Crsonalitics for their contri-
tion in the field of engineering-
The recipients arc: Prof-S.M. Nazmul Huq (posthumous), S M Al-llusaaincc and S M Shahidulhi i.
A special ntcdul wus also awarded to engineer A M Manjurul Alam who died in uq accident while on duly al the Ghorasal Urea Fertiliser Factory on June 19 Iasi year.