Fakhrul Slams Past Regime for Widespread Graft in Name of Development

Bangla Press Desk:  Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said in Parliament that the fascist regime had committed massive corruption in the name of development.

“It’s unfortunate for us that utter corruption was committed in the name of mega projects or development during the regime of the past fascist government. It is our realisation after we came in power one month ago,” he said, replying to a supplementary question from opposition lawmaker Akhter Hossen (Rangpur-4) during the question-answer session in the House on Sunday.The minister said it is also unfortunate that the roads and streets in the northern region remained utterly neglected.Fakhrul, also the secretary general of BNP, assured the House that their government won’t patronise such corruption in future.

“InshaAllah, in the coming days, we will not tolerate any such corruption and will work giving the utmost importance to rural roads and communication,” said Fakhrul.

Akhter in his question said the rural people are badly suffering due to poor roads as the earlier (fascist) government had undertaken mega projects (neglecting the rural road system).

The NCP lawmaker asked the minister whether this government would take measures to develop the roads.

In reply to another supplementary question from opposition Jamaat lawmaker Md Abdul Aleem (Bagerhat-4), the LGRD minister said the rural roads were not developed so significantly due to widespread corruption and nepotism during the tenure of the previous fascist government.

He said many rural roads were still unpaved and the government has already taken initiatives to upgrade these. “We have undertaken steps to pave the earthen (kachha) roads in phases,” said Fakhrul.