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Opposition to get all facilities as per JS rules

Assures Hasina

UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the opposition party w’ould be provided with all facilities in parliament as per its Rules of Procedure.
“We give due importance to the role of opposition in parliament to make the House functional and strengthen the parliamentary system. The opposition will be given all facilities in line with the Rules of Procedure of parliament," she said while talk-I ing to a European Union delegation.
The eight-member EU delegation led by its Ambassador in 2
Dhaka Dr Stefan Frowein called on her at the Prime Minister's Office, when human rights situation in Bangladesh came up prominently during discussion.
Hasina said Bangladesh will have to be built up as a modern and prosperous country with all parties concerned working in a joint and coordinated way.
“I am confident if we all can work unitedly, we will be able to build up Bangladesh as a developed country, thus allowing people to have an improvedlife,1' she told the EU mission.
The PM on behalf of her government and party thanked re EU for its support and assistance in restoring and strengthening democracy in the country through a “free, lair, neutral and acceptable election" on December 29,2008.
Hasina and the EU delegation also discussed the human rights condition of Bangladesh, with special reference to extra-judicial killings.
The PM said she personally
and her government firmly believe in preserving human rights. T am extremely against any type of extra-judicial killing. Every person preserves the right to get help of the law,” she said.
Hasina, who was among many high-profile persons held under emergency rules during the past interim regime, said: ‘T was arrested mainly for my stand against violation of human rights.”
Hasina observed that development in Bangladesh did not take place at an optimum level in the past for disruption in democratic system.
“But I have full confidence in the people. Government, people will work unitedly to attain overall development," she told the EU delegation.
The PM sought increased EU cooperation and its more investment in Bangladesh to expedite socioeconomic development of the country.
The Europeans were also requested to help Bangladesh in facing the challenges of climate change due to global
warming.
Hasina said the main spirit of work of hers and her government's is to ensure maximum welfare of the people.
The PM also called for taking effective steps to remove sufferings of the Bangladeshi expatriates living in the EU countries. Through discussion steps can be taken to solve the problems of the Bangladeshi expatriates, she said.
Hasina said Bangladesh attaches due importance to its existing friendly relations with die EU-member countries.
Earlier, High Commissioner of Singapore Vershese Mathews paid a courtesy call on Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office.
They discussed various issues of mutual interest and hoped diat the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Singapore would strengthen further in the days to come.
Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office Kazi Aminul Islam and PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present during die meetings.