Khandker Mosharraf Hossain took charge of the LGRD and cooperatives
ministry yesterday after meeting his predecessor Syed Ashraful Islam.
Mosharraf, also expatriates' welfare minister, went to Ashraf's Bailey Road residence at 11:05am, and had a 15-minute meeting with him. He sought Ashraf's help in discharging his new responsibilities, and Ashraf assured him of full cooperation.
After the meeting, Ashraf, general secretary of the ruling Awami League, talked to reporters.
Terming Mosharraf a gentleman, he said, "We are from the same party, and are members of the same parliament and the cabinet. Our cooperation will continue."
On July 9, Ashraf was made a minister without portfolio after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had removed him from the LGRD ministry.
Mosharraf, father-in-law of Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed Putul, was given charge of the ministry as an additional duty. He will continue to serve as the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister.
On his first day in office as the LGRD minister, Mosharraf told reporters that he was “feeling lucky” that the PM had chosen him for the job.
Mosharraf promised to work towards materialising the PM's vision to
turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed one
by 2041.
"But it will not be possible without development of rural areas, as about 80-82 percent people live there," he said at the Secretariat in the afternoon.
Responding to a query on his meeting with Ashraf, he said, "Syed Ashraf is the general secretary of my party. I met him and sought his assistance today before taking the helm of the ministry”.
About his work plan, Mosharraf said he would focus on improving the existing road networks under the Local Government Engineering Division. He would also work to ensure that people in rural areas get services of the Rural Development and Cooperatives Division.
Mosharraf, also expatriates' welfare minister, went to Ashraf's Bailey Road residence at 11:05am, and had a 15-minute meeting with him. He sought Ashraf's help in discharging his new responsibilities, and Ashraf assured him of full cooperation.
After the meeting, Ashraf, general secretary of the ruling Awami League, talked to reporters.
Terming Mosharraf a gentleman, he said, "We are from the same party, and are members of the same parliament and the cabinet. Our cooperation will continue."
On July 9, Ashraf was made a minister without portfolio after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had removed him from the LGRD ministry.
Mosharraf, father-in-law of Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed Putul, was given charge of the ministry as an additional duty. He will continue to serve as the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister.
On his first day in office as the LGRD minister, Mosharraf told reporters that he was “feeling lucky” that the PM had chosen him for the job.
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"But it will not be possible without development of rural areas, as about 80-82 percent people live there," he said at the Secretariat in the afternoon.
Responding to a query on his meeting with Ashraf, he said, "Syed Ashraf is the general secretary of my party. I met him and sought his assistance today before taking the helm of the ministry”.
About his work plan, Mosharraf said he would focus on improving the existing road networks under the Local Government Engineering Division. He would also work to ensure that people in rural areas get services of the Rural Development and Cooperatives Division.
