BNP to make women self-reliant if voted to power: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said women would be made self-reliant if his party is voted to power in the national election.

He said mothers and daughters would receive primary healthcare services at home without visiting hospitals for basic treatment, he said addressing a rally at Bell’s Park in Barishal city.

Tarique Rahman also pledged a series of measures to support farmers, including the construction of cold storage facilities, to ensure fair prices for agricultural produce.

He said BNP would introduce an agriculture card to provide farmers with seeds and fertilisers according to their needs. Loans amounting to Tk10,000 taken by farmers would be waived, he promised.

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He said industries would be set up using gas from Bhola, creating jobs for local people and contributing to regional economic development.

Tarique, apparently referring to Jamaat-e-Islami, said a political party is known to the people by a different identity and that its members are widely recognised for their secret identity.

“This secret organisation has emerged as a new oppressor in the eyes of the country’s people,” he added.