Acknowledging the pains of workers, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the government wants to take the pharmaceutical and garment industries to their potential peak and there is no question of weakening these two key industries.
“The pharmaceutical and garment industries are the pride of the country. Through this, our workers’ brothers and sisters and their efficiency have impressed the world. Its success has now hindered. We want to remove the obstacles by identifying the problems of these two industries,” he said.
In a televised speech to the nation marking the first month of the interim government, Prof Yunus said they will gather foreign buyers and seek their cooperation so that these two industries of Bangladesh can become more reliable than other countries in the world.
“Everything is possible if we can make the labour-owner relationship a reliable and enjoyable one,” he said.
He said the first month of the government has passed and from the second month they want to start a new labour-owner relationship as part of building a new Bangladesh.
“It is desired by everyone in the country. We are working towards that goal so that the new generation of the country can move forward with their future without fear,” Prof Yunus said.
The Nobel laureate said they have many responsibilities. “We have to work together on a number of issues to build a just society,” he said.
‘Fully reconstituted EC to begin working from Oct 1’
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the Election Commission, once fully constituted, is expected to formally begin its work on October 1 and they expect it to be completed within the next three months.
“Based on the Commission’s report, the government will hold consultations with major political parties at the next stage,” he said adding that at the final stage, the outline of reform ideas will be finalised on the basis of a three-to-seven-day long consultation meeting with students, civil society, representatives of political parties and representatives of the government.
“It will also give an idea of how this outline will be implemented,” Prof Yunus said in a televised speech to the nation marking completion of the first month of the interim government.
The chief adviser said, “Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar will be the head of Electoral System Reform Commission, Sarfraz Chowdhury will be the head of Police Administration Reform Commission, Justice Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman will be the head of Judiciary Reform Commission, TIB’s Dr Iftekharuzzaman will be the head of Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury will be the head of Public Administration Reform Commission, Dr Shahdeen Malik will head of Constitution Reform Commission.
The names of the other members of these commissions will be decided in consultation with the heads of the respective commissions, Prof Yunus said.
Advisory council members, students, workers, representatives of mass movements, representatives of civil society and political parties will be present in the deliberations and consultation meetings of the commissions.
“We believe that this will make the whole nation strong and optimistic in the implementation of the message of the July mass uprising and uniting all to rebuild the state,” Prof Yunus said.
He said they have a lot of work ahead of them and they all want to move towards the same goal. “We all want to ensure equal rights to every member of our family, be he/she sweeper, student, teacher or from any religion. This is the main goal of our reforms. Let us quickly implement the goal of this revolution of students, workers and people.”
Prof Yunus said in their first month, they may not have been able to move forward with the speed and enthusiasm that they had in view of the actual situation.
“If the law and order situation of the country is kept normal, we hope we can boost our speed a lot. For this reason, I am asking for the cooperation of all the people of the country - teachers, students, farmers, workers, professionals, big businesspeople, small businesspeople, day labourers, housewives,” Prof Yunus said.
He said their work is tough, but as a nation they cannot afford to fail this time. “We must succeed. This success will come because of you and it will come because of your cooperation. Our job will be to make your and my dreams come true.”
Prof Yunus said they are starting the second month. “In our second month, I will try to create strong confidence in your mind.”
“Be patient, I will not tell you this at all. We all get impatient thinking when so much work will be completed. We will be impatient. Why not? But it will work properly. I will show no sign of impatience in work,” he said.
Prof Yunus ended her speech sending his greetings to everyone - people of the country, children, teenagers, young people, students, old people, men and women.
