EC formation comes up prominently as govt briefs diplomats

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The government on Sunday briefed the diplomats stationed in Dhaka on recent issues and elaborated the procedure of the Election Commission formation and the current dialogue of the President with different political parties, reports UNB.

“We’re pledge-bound to uphold our Constitutional obligation,” said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reiterating the government’s commitment during the first diplomatic briefing of the year.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was arranged to exchange New Year’s greetings with the diplomatic community.

Law Minister Anisul Huq, MP, LGRD Minister Md. Tajul Islam, MP, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam MP and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen were present during the briefing held at Foreign Service Academy.

“Last year was a year of recovery and hope,” Dr. Momen said.

With the twin celebrations of the Birth Centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of the country’s Independence, the year had a special significance for Bangladesh, the Foreign Minister added.

Focusing on the spectacular achievements of the country in the areas of poverty alleviation, socio-economic development, infrastructure development and digitalisation, Dr Momen also highlighted government’s successful management of the onslaughts of the pandemic and different incentives and packages announced to address its negative impact.

Despite the pandemic, he said, Bangladesh managed a growth rate of 5.4 percent last year.

Dr Momen briefly touched on the ongoing local government elections.

This is the first time the country’s elected UP chairmen from the third gender, the Foreign Minister mentioned.

“This indicates that the glass ceilings have started cracking down,” he added.

Dr Momen reaffirmed the government’s firm conviction for the development and protection of the rights of people through their empowerment.