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Gone are the days of being subservient

State Minister Shahriar tells Rajshahi journos about foreign pressure

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh will not bow to foreign pressure anymore in any domestic affairs.
There was a time when Bangladesh would face famine for not succumbing to foreign pressure, but the days are long gone, he told an opinion sharing meeting with local journalists at Zafar Imam Tennis Complex in Rajshahi city Wednesday night.
In a reply, the minister asserted that farmers, labourers, expatriates, and the general people would now dominate the framing of the country's foreign policy.
Shahriar Alam went to visit his constituency (Bagha-Charghat upazila) in Rajshahi for the first time after he took up the current role.
Replying to another question, the minister said the present government did not have any plan of holding mid-term elections to parliament.
"The government is planning to ensure participation of all political parties in the next general election. There is no international pressure for holding the mid-term election, and even if there is any, Bangladesh would never accept that.” Shahriar Alam assured that the
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government would take measures to remove the persisting regional disparities in development, and Rajshahi would not be deprived.
The days are not very far when Rohonpur of Chapainawabganj will be a big railport, playing roles in trans-national connectivity. "Regional connectivity among Bangladesh, India, China and Myanmar has become urgent now for the region's development."
The government has moved to revamp Mongla port in Bagerhat that would help Bangladesh's south-west to prosper, he said.
Shahriar Alam also talked of elevating Rajshahi to be an international cricketing venue by building a five-star hotel.
He also said, "Although the incidence of border killings has reduced remarkably, we've requested India to bring the number to zero. If the killings still continue, we will not let the incidents go unchallenged ”.
The minister shared plans to double remittances by exporting skilled workers in place of unskilled ones and introduce a fourth train on the Dhaka-Rajshahi route.