Bagerhat:Prime Minister Tarique Rahman issued a stern warning on Thursday to those attempting to sabotage the nation's mills and factories from across the border, promising a robust response similar to the one in 2024.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Prime Minister addressed a roadside rally at Katakhali intersection in Bagerhat, urging people, especially workers, to resist conspiracies targeting the country's industries and development goals.
The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of national assets and the role of workers in safeguarding them, stating that the government is committed to improving living standards and countering any efforts to derail these initiatives. He highlighted past failures to enhance citizens' lives and ongoing attempts to create disorder from beyond the border.
The Prime Minister also addressed workers' wage issues, noting that the government had formed a wage board to review and set a new minimum wage within the next one to two months. He expressed hope that this would enhance workers' livelihoods.
Highlighting the garment industry's growth as a significant source of foreign earnings and employment, the Prime Minister called for unity in prioritizing national development. He pledged to reopen closed mills and factories and to foster domestic and foreign investment, aiming to establish thousands of industries to revitalize regions like Khulna and improve the lives of people in neglected areas.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman spoke during his road journey from Mongla to Khulna, following engagements at Mongla Port. He participated in events such as the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation for economic cooperation and laid the foundation for the Mongla Port expansion and modernization. After the rally, he visited the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat and was scheduled to attend the opening of Notun Kuri Sports Season 2 in Khulna.