Expressing regret over the ongoing power crisis, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the country’s electricity and gas problems will be resolved within the next few days.

He made the remarks on Saturday (August 15) at a programme to distribute donations among underprivileged people at the T&T ground in Korail, Mohakhali, Dhaka, marking the 82nd birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

The prime minister said, “Some political parties are trying to create anarchy in the country over the electricity issue through reckless actions. The government is working to resolve the gas crisis. Technical problems have been reduced, and we will soon be free from the electricity crisis.”

Criticising the opposition parties, he also called on them to present plans within three months to resolve the ongoing power and gas problems.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said, “If there is democracy in the country, there will be accountability, and only then will the country develop.”

He also announced that the distribution of school uniforms among students would begin within the next month. At the same time, he said the government would upgrade all 50-bed hospitals at the upazila level to 100-bed facilities.