, April 25 -- The government will focus on implementing development projects aimed at improving the living standards of marginalised people instead of "unnecessary mega projects," said State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin Putul on Saturday.

She made the remarks while speaking as chief guest at a shadow parliament debate competition on budget priorities for social protection programmes, held at the Film Development Corporation (FDC) in the capital.

The event was organised by Debate for Democracy, chaired by its Chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiron.

Farzana Sharmin said there had been irregularities and nepotism in social safety programmes during the previous Awami League government. She claimed that under the current admini...