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A mission accomplished

Fakhruddin wishes best for new govt

Staff Correspondent
Fakhruddin Ahmed, whose two-yearlong rule came to an end with the swearing in of the new prime minister yesterday, wished the new government all the best.
“I wish the new government best of luck,” Fakhruddin told The Daily Star immediately after Awami League (AL)
chiefSheikh Hasina tookoath as the newpremierat Bangabhaban
Fakhruddin received Hasina at Bangabhaban in the evening.
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Both of them sat beside in a same row. After taking oath, Hasina was seen talking to Fakhruddin who completed his national assignment for holding the ninth parliamentary election.
Fakhruddin said it's a pleasure for everybody that the state power has been handed over to an elected government after a peaceful and credible election.
“Like everybody, it's also a day of great pleasure for me personally,” he said.
Earlier in the day, a state of tranquillity tinged with an emotional atmosphere pervaded the premises of CA's office as Fakhruddin Ahmed made his exit, according to UNB.
Noticing the CA Office staff members, including some journalists, standing around prior to his departure, Fakhruddin got down from his car and shook hand with them with a smiling face and wished them all well.
The chief adviser, accompanied by his wife Neena Ahmed, drove out of the office premises in a motorcade at 2:30pm after the emotional farewell.
Fakhruddin, former central bank governor And eminent economist, took oath as head of the caretaker government on January 12, 2007 under the state of emergency amid a crucial political disorder over stalled parliamentary elections slated for January 22, 2007. He attended first-day office on January 13,2007.
Yesterday, the CA arrived at office at around 9:30am. Last day's official activities included courtesy call by Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda accompanied by the two other election commissioners and the secre-tary of the Election Commission and another courtesy call by Army Chief Gen Moeen U Ahmed.
A delegation of the Association of Ex- Students of
SM Hall of Dhaka University, led by former adviser and IGP SM Shahjahan, also made a courtesy call on the chief adviser. Fakhruddin was a student of the hall.
CA's wife Neena Ahmed, who came to CA's office yesterday, went around the office. The CA also went on a walkabout on the office premises when cameramen took snaps apparently to keep the memories ever alive.
After the December 29 parliamentary elections, the CA had basically no major programmes except for call by some foreign election observer teams on him and a farewell meeting of the council of advisers.
On Monday, the CA made a farewell call on President lajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban.
Talking to reporters at Bangabhaban, Fakhruddin said he is ready to extend cooperation to the new government, if required.