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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman turns what he says into reality and shows it; this is the true identity and main strength of the Tarique Rahman government, Barrister Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, state minister for the Ministry of Land and the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has said.
He said this on Thursday (1 October) evening at the inaugural ceremony of the farmer card distribution programme on the premises of Mirzapur High School in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram. At the event, farmer cards were formally distributed among 1,200 farmers of the upazila.
The state minister highly praised the farmer-friendly, far-sighted outlook of the Tarique Rahman government in improving the lot of farmers and building a self-respecting Bangladesh. At the same time, he expressed deep respect and gratitude to the prime minister on behalf of the people of Hathazari at large.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the programme through video conference from the Feni district end. During the conference he asked Barrister Mir Helal, the member of parliament for the Chattogram-5 constituency and state minister, about the overall situation of farmer card distribution in Hathazari.
Chattogram Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zahidul Islam Miah presided over the event organised by the Hathazari upazila administration. The special guests included Chittagong University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Al Forkan, Chattogram Superintendent of Police Md Masud Alam, Department of Agricultural Extension Chattogram Deputy Director Apru Marma and Hathazari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Muhammad Abdullah Al Mumin.
