BANGLADESH

The communications minister says roads are being repaired in a hurry wherever he is to visit, which is why he is planning to tour the whole country.

"They repaired all the broken roads because I was coming," Obaidul Quader told a rally on Saturday at Satkhira after inspecting repair work.

"So I plan to go wherever there are broken roads," he said.

He added that the Roads Division had been asked to repair the roads across the country before next monsoon.

The last communication minister Syed Abul Hossain lost his portfolio two months ago amidst a torrent of criticisms over the sorry condition of roads and highways. He was succeeded by Awami League presidium member Quader.

The communications minister held rallies at Satkhira Sadar Hospital intersection, Atharomile, Noapara, Madanpur and some other places and exchanged views with local leaders.

"We should behave nicely with everyone, otherwise the votes will be zero. If we show muscle when in power, people will not say anything now but will reply with ballot," he told his party colleagues.

He urged them to do less talking and more work. "People want to see development. So the slogan now should be – less talk, more work," he added.