City Desk :
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader called upon all to deal with electricity problem with patience, mentioning that power crisis is prevailing all over the world. “There have been load-shedding at some places but it is temporary. I urge the countrymen to be patient regarding load-shedding. I urge you to cooperate with patience,” he said.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ensured cent percent electricity and it will remain the same, reports BSS.
Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister said this on the seventh instant while addressing a function at the Institute Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) in the capital.Dhaka South City Unit of Awami League arranged the function to introduce its newly formed units’ presidents and general secretaries. The AL general secretary said due to the Ukraine-Russia war, the fuel price has gone up all over the world. “Look at Europe or America or the neighbouring countries. Today, this problem is not only in Bangladesh. This is a problem of fuel supply and price,” he added.
Noting that BNP-Jamaat has no way to speak about electricity, he said there was constant load shedding during the BNP-Jamaat reign. If BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its other leaders have shame, they would not have talk about power cuts, the AL general secretary said.
“During the BNP regime, they gifted people pillars and bodies instead of electricity,” he added.
Quader said since an honest and compassionate leader like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in power, Bangladesh is still keeping pace with the world and maintaining balance with the world economy.
