State Minister for Power Aninda Islam Amit has said the present government wants to make sure that no one goes without medical treatment, and no bright student has to stop studying, for lack of money.
He said this as chief guest at a ceremony to hand out one-off grant cheques to destitute and vulnerable families and poor, high-achieving students at the Jashore Sadar Upazila Parishad auditorium on Friday afternoon (13 November). The grants were funded by the Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council.
At the event the state minister handed cheques of Tk 10,000 each to 200 destitute families and poor, high-achieving students of the Sadar upazila, a total of Tk 20 lakh.
In his speech he outlined the government’s development work in Jashore’s health services.
He said the Jashore coronary care unit will be fully operational from next June. A kidney dialysis unit will also be opened at Jashore General Hospital so that ordinary people can get dialysis from the state.
Speaking about transparency in state allowances, Aninda Islam Amit said that in the past people had to pay money or plead with elected representatives to get a government allowance, but from now on that will no longer be necessary. Anyone who pays money for an allowance will not get a card, and whoever takes the money will also face the law.
He added that no irregularity in fertiliser distribution will be tolerated. Dealers found guilty will lose their dealership and face the law, regardless of their political or any other identity.
“We want to ensure accountability to the people in every sector. Just as I will be accountable to you, government officials will also be accountable to you,” he said.
The event was chaired by Jashore Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Shahriar Haque. Among those present were Deputy Director of the District Social Services Office Aniruddha Kumar Roy, district BNP general secretary Delwar Hossain Khokon, former vice-president Golam Reza Dulu, former joint secretary Mizanur Rahman Khan, Sadar upazila BNP senior vice-president Professor Abdar Hossain Khan, general secretary Anjarul Haque Khokon and organising secretary Abdur Razzak.
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