Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked businessmen of the country to place Bangladesh and countrymen before profits as the world is going through a crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic.
While speaking at a meeting with importers and exporters of consumer goods at her official residence Ganabhaban, the PM said that in the last 14 years, during the Awami League government, businessmen of the country ran their businesses and made profits without hindrance.
The PM also said that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the government provided stimulus packages to businessmen to run their businesses smoothly, even though they did not ask for such help. She said that a team was formed through her initiative, and it operated well in running the wheels of the economy.
Sheikh Hasina recalled that during the pandemic, many factories and industries in developed countries closed down.
“We said that we will not allow our factories and industries to close down, we have to continue… I ensured workers’ wages, and gave the stimulus package,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina observed that in the past, the lion’s share of profits went to Hawa Bhaban and PMO’s Development Wing.
“There’s no Hawa Bhaban and Development Wing at PMO to share your profits with,” she said.
“You are not suffering that now. You have to admit that,” she added.
