Data and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday stated that inflation is way decrease in Bangladesh than the opposite international locations together with the USA, the UK, Germany and Turkey, and even the neighbouring SAARC international locations.
“The inflation is the very best within the USA within the final 40 years and it’s 8.6 p.c whereas it (inflation) is 9.1 p.c in the UK, 7.9 p.c in Germany, 17.1 p.c in Russia, 73.5 p.c in Turkey and 9.6 p.c within the Netherlands within the 40 years.
However, the inflation is 39.1 p.c in Sri Lanka, 13.8 p.c in Pakistan and over seven p.c in India,” he stated.
The minister added, “The inflation was over six p.c in our nation until the month of Could and presently it has elevated to seven p.c which has been revealed in at this time’s newspapers.
This low inflation within the nation is just attainable for Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The costs of commodities are reducing steadily within the international market and we hope that we are going to get profit in a single or two months.”
Hasan instructed reporters after unwrapping the duvet of seven volumes on Padma Bridge-based information revealed by the Press Data Division (PID) at its auditorium at Secretariat within the capital.
Principal Data Officer Md Shahenur Mia was current there.
The minister urged BNP secretary basic Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to learn the information as he was a instructor.
Replying to a different question over a rally of BNP, Hasan stated about 50 folks had been gathering and holding a rally in entrance of Jatiya Press Membership. They gave such menace of actions many occasions within the 13 and a half years, he stated including, however, the countrymen gave the chance to Awami League to run the state.
Actually, he stated, such threats create mockery and there will likely be no profit. The following polls will likely be held in correct time as per the structure like all different parliamentary democratic international locations together with India, the UK, Continental Europe, Australia and Japan, stated Hasan, additionally Awami League joint basic secretary.
He stated polls will likely be held below the Election Fee and the current authorities will discharge its obligation as polls-time authorities.
Within the operate, the minister prolonged due to the PID for publishing the ebook on Padma-based information.
He stated the Padma is probably the most droughty river on the planet after the Amazon River and there’s no bridge on the Amazon River. It’s a distinctive incident of developing a bridge on the droughty Padma River, he added.
The minister stated it isn’t solely a bridge, it’s a image of skill, satisfaction and dignity of Bangalees. Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has proved once more that no bloodshed and conspiracy may cease her, he added.
He stated the nation is marching forward via uprooting all obstacles and conspiracies below the dynamic management of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh would attain its vacation spot as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the nation would flip right into a developed nation by 2041, stated Hasan.
He stated Taka 53,000 crore was given as subsidy within the nation’s energy and power sector within the final fiscal and the Premier’s directive on saving energy is suitable. The entire world goes via a recession because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia conflict, he added.
He stated electrical energy is getting used cost-effectively in all international locations the world over together with France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. Even, a message has been despatched to all the US a couple of days in the past urging to be economical whereas utilizing energy and power, Hasan added.
Senior Deputy Data Officers Md Abdul Jalil and Yeakub Ali, amongst others, had been current.
Supply: BSS
