Dhaka, July 9 -- State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam on Thursday said he should be given time to prove his capability, warning that being targeted from the very beginning will prevent him from contributing to state affairs.

"I have risen from the grassroots and deserve an opportunity to demonstrate my ability," he said while speaking at a dialogue organised by the Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) at the Secretariat.

"We have just started working. People should first see whether we are capable of delivering. If I am pushed or targeted from the outset, then I will not be able to utilise the talent that Almighty Allah has given me in serving the state or my ministry," the sta...