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Regarding criticism of the Digital Security Law in various sectors, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said: ‘This law is to keep everyone safe in Bangladesh in the digital world. When we created Digital Bangladesh, we also have a responsibility to provide digital security. We also have to fulfill this responsibility. He said this at a press conference on Saturday afternoon. The Prime Minister called the press conference to convey the good news of obtaining the final recommendation from the United Nations for the transition of Bangladesh from a less developed to a developing country. The virtual press conference was attended by the Prime Minister in Ganobhaban and journalists from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Prime Minister read a written statement at the beginning of the press conference. Then the journalists had the opportunity to question him. They discussed the Al Jazeera report involving the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, various information about the arrival in developing countries, the government’s success in keeping the country’s economy afloat during the Corona period, the success in bringing the vaccine from Kavid-19 to this country.
At the beginning of the press conference, a journalist wanted to know the Prime Minister’s statement on criticism of the Digital Security Law. The Prime Minister replied: “No one, from children to young people, should go astray or participate in antisocial activities or any kind of militancy, terrorism, do something that is harmful to the country, the people of the country.” That’s why it’s important to provide digital security. ‘
Addressing critics of the law, Sheikh Hasina said: “Those who have criticized will. Who criticizes the most? Are they realizing the real at the same time? They are not doing that. I am 65 years old. street of school life. I’ve joined the procession on the way since I was sixty-two. So I know everyone in this country. ‘
Writer Mushtaq Ahmed, imprisoned under the Digital Security Act, died Thursday. Although he did not mention his name, the Prime Minister hinted: “Yes, the death of no one is desirable. But it is not desirable to create dissatisfaction centered on that. On November 3, 1975, four national leaders were brutally murdered in prison. That guy Of things never happened again. Many of those who carried out the murders were tied up. But the death of no one is desirable. What to do if someone gets sick and dies.
Another journalist later questioned whether the Prime Minister would have any warning in the case of allegations of improper application of the Digital Security Law. In response, Sheikh Hasina said: ‘The law works at its own pace. Whether the law is being applied incorrectly is a matter of vision. What is incorrectly applied to you, what is not incorrectly applied, is a relative matter. But I think the law is moving and will move at its own pace. If someone does not commit a crime, they will not be punished. But whether it is a crime or you are doing something that is harming the country, harming people, the Digital Security Act is to stop it.
When asked about Al Jazeera’s “All the Prime Minister’s Men” report on Qatari television, Sheikh Hasina said: “I have no reaction, nothing to say. The people of the country will judge what they say on a channel. How many lies, how many fabrications, they will judge.
Referring to the Bangabandhu murder trial, the war criminals trial, the case of the 10 gun trucks, the case of the August 21 grenade attack, Sheikh Hasina said: ‘Those who have been tried, their families? will they remain silent? They also have some fuel. At the same time, some strange interactions can be seen in Bangladeshi politics. Ultra Left-Ultra Right sometimes becomes one!
The Prime Minister said: “Those who did not want the independence of Bangladesh, those who killed the father of the nation, those who carried out grenade attacks, those who tried to kill me, those who turned this country into a stage for smuggling of weapons”. , drug trafficking, corruption, how can you accept the progress of Bangladesh? “They are trying to smear. It is not my policy to listen to what any channel has said. How much I could do for the people of the country is my policy. Those who keep saying, keep saying. It is their job to keep saying.
Earlier, in a written statement, Sheikh Hasina said: “I have come before you after almost a year due to the coronavirus epidemic. Not directly, however; virtually. Today, of course, I have come before you to give you the good news of a great and glorious achievement of Bangladesh. Bangladesh received yesterday a final recommendation from the United Nations to move from a less developed country to a developing country. We are fully qualified to be promoted in developing countries. It is a source of great joy and pride for the whole nation. Our step comes as we celebrate the centenary of the birth of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bengali of all time, the father of the nation; We are about to celebrate the jubilee of gold of great freedom ”.
He said: ‘This crossing is a historic event for Bangladesh. The father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib, lifted war-torn Bangladesh from the rubble in just three and a half years and brought it to Qatar, a less developed country. On the 50th anniversary of independence, the Awami League of Bangladesh he formed elevated the country to the status of a developing country.
He said: “After arriving in the country in 1971 after six years in exile, he traveled extensively to remote areas of the country. I promise that at that time, if one day Allah gives me the opportunity to lead the country, I will give the highest priority to rural development. I will do something for the development of the townspeople. At that time, 60-70 percent of the people lived in villages. I thought, if we can make them poverty free, then Bangladesh will be poverty free. ‘
The Prime Minister said: “The United Nations reviews the transition of the least developed countries (LDCs) on the basis of per capita income, human resources and economic and environmental fragility. At the first triennial review meeting held in 2016, Bangladesh, for the first time, officially met the three Least Developed Country transition criteria very well. In its continuation, at the triennial review meeting held this year, Bangladesh again qualified to move from the least developed country by meeting all criteria with great success.
He said: “According to the UN review, the standard for per capita income in 2019 was set at 1,222 US dollars. In that year, Bangladesh’s per capita income was $ 1,728. And now our per capita income is two thousand 84 dollars. That is about 1.6 times the standard. Bangladesh’s achievement is 85.4 against the standard 8 set on the Human Resources Index. The criteria for passing the Economic and Environmental Fragility Index were set at 32 or less. But at that time the position of Bangladesh in this case was 28 ‘.
He said: “As a result of the transition from a less developed to a developing country, Bangladesh will take its place in the world as a dignified and safe country. We need to consolidate and maintain this achievement. This is a special step for us to achieve the sustainable development goal by 2030, to become an upper middle income country by 2031 and become a developed country by 2041 ‘
The Prime Minister said: ‘Bangladesh a decade ago and the Bangladesh of today is not one. Today’s Bangladesh is a changed Bangladesh. Look at financial and other indicators. In 2008-09, the size of GDP was only 103.5 billion US dollars. In 2019-20, it has risen to $ 330.2 billion. In these 12 years, public spending has increased 4.6 times from Tk 6,960 crore to Tk 4,15,550 crore in 2019-20. In 2008-09, export earnings were 15.58 billion. And in 2018-19, it increased to .40.54 billion. Foreign exchange reserves increased from £ 6.48 billion in 2008-09 to £ 44.03 billion today. In 2001, the poverty rate in our country was 47.9% and the extreme poverty rate 34.3%. In 2019, the poverty rate dropped to 20.5 percent and the extreme poverty rate to 10.5 percent.
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