Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has apologised to people facing ongoing shortages of fuel and electricity, saying the government is working on a plan to prevent similar crises in the future.
He made the remarks on Saturday (September 5) while addressing a discussion organised to mark the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh auditorium in Farmgate, Dhaka.
“Many people, including owners of industries and factories, are facing electricity and fuel shortages. On behalf of the party, I apologise to all of them,” the prime minister said.
He acknowledged that problems inherited from the previous government were making the situation difficult but said his government did not want to use them as an excuse.
“We do not want to use them merely as an excuse. Rather, we want to present the reality and take steps so that the country does not face such problems again in the future,” he said.
Tarique Rahman said the government had already adopted an action plan to address the crisis, adding that both preparing and implementing such a plan require time.
He said the BNP was working to ensure that people would not face another fuel crisis even if new global crises emerge in the future.
The programme was held under the slogan, “We will work, we will build the country, Bangladesh first.”
BNP Acting Secretary General and the prime minister’s political adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi chaired the discussion, while BNP Central Publicity Secretary and State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku moderated it.
