Don’t move, stay at your places
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the countrymen not to put their near and dear ones' lives under threat by rushing to village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.
"I know people are rushing towards villages on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. You may come in contact with the coronavirus on the ferry or in the automobile on the way as you do not know who's infected with the virus and you bring it to your family, father-mother, grandfather-grandmother, brother-sister, and others. You can infect them and put their lives at risk," she said.
She simultaneously called for taking protective measures to be protected from the variant found in a neighbouring country that claims lives frequently.
The prime minister was addressing a function to distribute plot allotment letters to 1 1,440 remaining main inhabitants and general persons afflicted by the Purbachal New Town Project held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the administrative centre.
Joining practically from her official residence the Gono Bhaban, she called after the countrymen to show patience thinking about the welfare of own self and family as well, saying "what else damage" will need place if one Eid isn't celebrated residing at home.
She added, "So, don't move, stay at the places what your location is right now and enjoy the Eid as you want."
About the brand new variant of the Covid-19, the premier said a fresh virus variant has come which is more threatening and fatal, and urged all to wear masks and become careful about it to keep all protected.
She mentioned that people are dying in Bangladesh and elsewhere across the globe as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
The prime minister said, "People are dying regularly inside our neighbouring country. It is pretty natural that whatever happens to our neighbor, it could have the opportunity to come to your country. So, we have to be protected well before and we must move that way."
State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed, Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, MP, its Secretary Shahid Ullah Khandaker, and Chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) ABM Amin Ullah Nuri spoke on the occasion from the BICC end.
PM's Principal Secretary Ahmad Kaikaus moderated the function from the Gono Bhaban site.
With respect to the prime minister, the state minister later handed over the plot allotment letters to the persons afflicted by the Purbachal New Town Project.
Earlier, a video documentary on the project was screened on the occasion.
Source: www.thedailystar.net
