He made this call while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting held at Shaheed Smriti Municipal Garden in Tangail town on Sunday (8 November) marking the 55th National Cooperative Day.

Sultan Salauddin Tuku said, the Prime Minister has said, ‘We will work, we will build the country, Bangladesh above all.’ Holding Bangladesh in our hearts, everyone must work unitedly to do whatever is needed for the overall development and progress of the country. To build a beautiful, prosperous and peaceful Bangladesh, every person in society must fulfill their responsibilities from their respective positions. At the same time, a drug-free society must be built.

He further said, small cooperative societies should be formed at the grassroots level to organize ordinary people and make them economically strong. Through cooperatives, mutual cooperation, unity and self-reliance will be created. Cooperatives can play an important role in improving the living standards of village people and creating employment.

In the event organized by the district administration and the Department of Cooperatives, the special guest was Superintendent of Police Muhammad Shamsul Alam Sarkar (BPM-Seba). Deputy Commissioner Abu Sayeed presided over it.

At the event, the State Minister distributed loan cheques among cooperative members. Later, he visited the cooperative goods fair.