, May 10 -- Prime Minister's Political Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been working relentlessly since assuming office to implement the commitments made before the election in a bid to build a self-reliant Bangladesh.

"In the past, promises were made to provide rice at Tk 10 per kg, jobs for every household and free fertiliser, but those turned out to be hollow, false and deceptive commitments. We have not seen a repetition of that in Tarique Rahman's activities," he said.

Rizvi made the remarks while addressing the inaugural session of the 45th National Council Conference of the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) at the IDEB conference ro...