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Poverty is prime enemy: Hasina

DHAKA: Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has termed poverty the prime enemy of the country and assured people that the grand alliance under her leadership will fight hard to get rid of it.

At a press conference, The Prime Minister-elect also said the first task of her government would be to bring prices of the essentials within the reach of the common people.

The Awami League chief promised to “ensure a role and participation of the opposition in Parliament and governance.”

She pledged that they would allot the position of deputy speaker and proportionately chairmanship of the standing committee in Parliament to the opposition. “We want to avoid destructive politics and present a new political culture to the nation”.

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