Don't vote for those who indulge in corruption

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called on people not to vote those to power who indulged in corruption, engaged in terrorism and militancy and killed people in arson attacks as they will push the country towards destruction again.

The prime minister was speaking at a rally in Magura at Freedom Fighter Asaduzzaman Stadium with district Awami League president Tanjil Hossain Khan in the chair.

Hasina, who is also the president of the ruling AL, said the next election will be held in 2019 and urged the people to vote for AL so that it gets another chance to serve the nation.

Earlier, Hasina inaugurated a number of 19 projects and laid the foundation stones of nine others involving around Tk 310 crore.

The inaugurated projects include Magura Technical Training Centre, Muktijoddha Complex Building, Magura 250-bed Hospital, fire service and civil defence stations in Sreepur and Mohammadpur upazilas, 100.10 metre bridge over the Fotki River from Moghi UP Complex to Andolbaria road in Sadar upazila, some 9.71km road from Katakhali GC to Ichakhada R&H in Sadar upazila, Natun Bazar Bridge on Magura-Sreepur road, Magura deep water treatment plant with a capacity of treating 350 cubic metre water per hour and upgrading Sreepur Upazila Health Complex to 50-bed one.

She laid the foundation stones of regional passport office, 96-metre bridge on the Fotki River from Bunagati to Beroilpalita in Shalikha, 66-metre bridge on Boroichara Atirbhita-Boroichara Bazar road in Shalikha, 96-metre bridge over the Chitra River on Baulia-Shorshuna road in Shalikha, upgrading Magura town portion of National Highway (N-7) to four-lane one, third City Operations and Infrastructure Development Project (2nd phase) of Magura municipality, Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre (hi-tech park), Sreepur upazila mini stadium and Shalikha upazila mini stadium.