প্রকাশ: 06/04/2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday ruled out the
possibility of a Sri Lanka-like crisis in Bangladesh, saying that the country’s
economy is very strong.
“The base of Bangladesh's economy is very strong. We’re very
careful about it,” she said in her valedictory speech in the 17th session of
11th Parliament.
The prime minister said this, referring to the remarks of
Deputy Opposition Leader Ghulam Muhammed Quader who suggested that Bangladesh
needs to be cautious after the Sri Lankan economic crisis.
Hasina, also the Leader of the House, said Bangladesh still
remains as the 31st largest economy in the world.
She dismissed the fear of Bangladesh falling in any debt
trap, saying that the country has always been repaying loans in time after
Awami League formed the government.
“Bangladesh is a country which has never become a defaulter
in loan repayment and will not become so in future as well,” she said.
Talking about the essentials’ price-hike, the Prime Minister
said the inflation rate has gone above 7.50 per cent in the entire Europe due
to the fallout of Covid-19 pandemic and Ukraine war. “But the inflation is
still less than 6 per cent in Bangladesh,” she said.
She said the prices of essentials increased with the rise of
per capita income in the country. The price of every commodity rose in the
world due to the Covid-19.
“The prices of essentials have gone up in all the countries,
not only in our country,” said Hasina, mentioning that ship fare also enhanced
along with the price-hike in the international market due to the blow of both
Covid and war.
Citing Wednesday's prices of different essentials in the
local market, the PM said the government is taking measures to control the
prices of goods.
Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Bangladesh Awami
League, defended the Article-70 of the Constitution, which doesn’t allow an MP
to vote against his or her party in Parliament.
“There is a stability in politics as the Article-70 is
there,” she said.
As per the Article 70, if an MP resigns from his or
her party or votes against that party, the person would lose the membership of
Parliament.
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