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BNP vows to create 1 crore jobs in 18 months if elected: Khosru
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said that if voted to power, his party would create employment for one crore people within 18 months, with top priority given to the information technology sector.
“Youths with at least an SSC qualification will be provided jobs in the IT sector,” he said while addressing the Sylhet Business Dialogue held at the Jalalabad Gas Auditorium.
The event focused on the current challenges, opportunities, and the path to collective progress in Sylhet and the national economy.
Khosru, a former commerce minister, emphasised the need to keep business free from political interference and to liberate it from fascist influence. “From the very first day in office, BNP government will start working for the development of trade and commerce—there will not be a single day of delay,” he declared.
He also pledged to create opportunities for those willing to invest in agriculture and said that BNP would work towards exporting agricultural products.
The BNP leader said that the creativity once evident in Bangladesh’s economy has been destroyed over the past 17 years. He also remarked that politics can no longer continue in the old ways, as the mindset of the people has changed.
The event was presided over by BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, and jointly moderated by Metropolitan BNP Vice-President Barrister Riasad Azim and Treasurer Enamul Kuddus Chowdhury, reports UNB.