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Alleviation of poverty on top of agenda, PM tells Short
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the poverty alleviation and development of rural infrastructure are on the priority agenda of her government, report agencies.
She was talking to British Secretary of State for International Development Ms Clare Short, when she called on her at Ganabhaban yesterday evening.
The government has laid priority on the spread of education and development of rural areas ensuring electricity and communications.' Hasina told the UK minister.
Short appreciated government's development efforts. She also explained her experiences during her visit to some NGOs and slum areas in the city ”•£51 the education pro-Kmines of the government.
Prime Minister said programmes had been taken for the enrollment of 90 per cent children in schools.
For wiping out illiteracy from the country within next ten years, she said, the government plans to set up primary school in every village.
"We are encouraging female education as we believe that an educated women can help a family many ways," the Prime Minister said, adding the education programmes started yielding benefits and literacy rate among women remarkably improved.
Sheikh Hasina mentioned projects for giving pension to the elderly poor people of the country and said the concept of the programme came from the micro-credit scheme introduced by father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1973.
She also mentioned the As-rayam' programme of the government under which the homeless distressed people are being provided with shelter.
She pointed out the reform measurers taken in the banking sector for bringing back transparency and discipline. She said local government institutions. which were destroyed by the previous government, are being strengthened.
Clare Short had a busy day yesterday as she met government leaders. NGO officials and health and garment workers.
Short said eradication of poverty by the year 2015 is achievable' and 'realistic' if there is a political commitment in the 'true perspective.'
She underscored the need for a united and integrated thrust by all international agencies concerned to achieve the target of freeing the world from the curse of poverty within the stipulated period.
Expressing her instant reaction to the media after visiting a slum at Mirpur, Short expressed her optimism that her government could make meaningful contributions to eradicating poverty in Bangladesh.
The British Minister talked elaborately with the members of "Busteebari Bustee Saman-noy Parishad". (slum development coordination committee) organised by Proshika. a leading NGO of the country. She also visited the adult literacy centre and a non-formal primary education centre, being run by Proshika. under its urban poor development programme.
Later, she went to Banani where she visited Proshika-or-ganised "karail" slum. She also visited the Ocean Garments factory at Mohakhali.