The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Speakers at a round table yesterday laid emphasis on good governance, upgrading political culture and ensuring basic needs of the general people for making a dent on poverty effectively.

They also called upon the government to see to it that the ownership of the country's natural and mineral resources remains with the people and does not go to multinational companies.

ShuSasoner Jonno Procharavijan (SHUPRO) organised the programme on "Millennium Development Goal: Progress, Evaluation and analysis " at the National Press Club in the capital.

They also called for updating our health service, improving the standard of living and education to fork around six crore people of the country from the abyss of poverty.

Representatives of different organisations working at the grassroots-level pleaded for ensuring primary education, health service and development in every remote corner of our country.

Addressing as Chief guest, former Chief Justice Golam Robbani said our political leaders amassed huge wealth out of foreign aid while the vast majority of the poor had remained under poverty line. One-day people would come forward to challenge the government for fulfilment of their demands, he warned.

Pradip Kumar Roy, Chief Executive officer of SHUPRO,delivered the welcome address while Ahmed Swapon Mahmud moderated the discussion.

Mahbubur Rahman, lawmaker of BNP, AKM Jahangir Hossain former State Minister of Awami League government, Hayder Akber Khan Rono, politbureau member of Bangladesh Workers Party, among others, took part in the discussion.