FBCCI hails Premier for 100pc power coverage

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) president Jashim Uddin has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the achievement of the country's 100pc electrification.

The Premier officially announced the cent percent electrification while inaugurating the country's biggest Payra 1320 MW thermal power plant with ultra super critical technology Monday. Jashim Uddin said the Prime Minister had promised to illuminate every house with electricity, said a press release.

She has fulfilled the promise in the year of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary and the golden jubilee of the country's independence. Prime Minister's far-sighted plan and successful implementation brought Bangladesh under the 100pc power coverage, the FBCCI president added.

As a result of electrification, the economic activities in the remote areas are developing, he said. He further said local employment has been created through new business ventures resulting all sector's development including education, health, agriculture and industry and the lifestyle of the people in the backward areas has also changed.

At the same time, this initiative has paved the way for balancing the country's overall development, he added.

The FBCCI President firmly believed that the other development goals of the government would be implemented on time just like the achievement of 100pc power coverage and Bangladesh would emerge as a developed country by 2041.