PM seeks policymaking, responsible duties for Bangladesh in UN

UNB, New York: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to involve Bangladesh in the policymaking and responsible duties of the United Nations as the country is capable of carrying out such trust.
She made the plea during a meeting with the UN secretary General Monday afternoon at the UN building in New York.
Hasina praised the leadership of Ban Ki-moon for making the UN a functional institution to look after the world and the mankind.
She said that in many areas of the MDGs, Bangladesh has made remarkable achievements although the country got an award for reducing the child mortality rate.
Briefing reporters after the meeting Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said the Prime Minister informed the UN Secretary General that the present government in Bangladesh is committed to its people to reach the target for all MDGs.
Hasina also said Bangladesh could have made good progress if the democratic process of the country had not been halted several times by autocratic governments.
She said that after assuming the office her government has fixed the target to free the country from poverty, illiteracy and corruption, and also make it a middle-income country by 2021.
The Prime Minister said that the main enemy of the sub-continent is poverty and her government has been working tirelessly to get rid of this menace.
“We’re working hard to improve the fate of the country and its people.”
Hasina said that her government has allocated Tk 700 crore from its own fund and prepared 134 projects to face the adverse impacts of the climate change.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon thanked the Prime Minister for attending the UN General Assembly session and highly appreciated her strong commitment towards democracy, strong leadership and social uplift.
“You are the strongest champion among the champions,” he told the Prime Minister for her achievements in different sectors, including the MDGs.
Ban Ki-moon also appreciated Bangladesh’s capability of disaster management and praised Bangladesh for its contribution in the UN Peacekeeping Missions.