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PM says she considers premiership as scope to serve people
DHAKA, Nov 21, 2018 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
today expressed her firm determination to keep up the pace of
development, saying that she considers the premiership as a
scope to serve the people.
“Running the state and the post of prime minister are not
valuable to me, rather it’s a big opportunity for ensuring
welfare of the people and changing their lot,” she told a
reception on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day-2018.
Sheikh Hasina added: “I’m making strides to serve the people
and advance the country further … Bangladesh will surely
advance Insha Allah.”
The prime minister accorded the reception to the successors
of Birshreshthos, and the gallantry award-recipient freedom
fighters of the armed forces at the Army Multipurpose Complex
at Dhaka Cantonment this morning.
Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division (AFD)
Lt Gen Md Mahfuzur Rahman delivered the welcome address at
the function.
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, PM’s
Security Advisor Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiq,
Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff
Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief
Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat and high civil and military
officials were present.
As many as 101 gallantry-award recipient freedom fighters
and their heirs including close relatives of seven
Birshreshthos joined the function.
The prime minister said Bangladesh is now a role model of
development in the world and it has earned the UN recognition
of a developing country. “We achieved this honour through
liberating the country and many nations of the world now want
to follow Bangladesh,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh is marching towards
development and the aim of her government is to keep up the
pace of uplift.
“We will be able to achieve the goal, and crossing many
hurdles we started our journey towards advancement and none
could halt it Insha Allah,” she asserted.
The premier said Bangladesh is now an independent country
and it (independence) was earned in exchange for blood of
millions of martyrs.
“Bangladesh is now an independent country which will never
fail … we want to reach fruits of independence in every
house and we want the people of the country will no more
suffer from poverty and hunger,” she said.
Quoting Bangabandhu’s historic March 7 speech, Sheikh Hasina
said: “None will be able to suppress Bangladesh … it’s
advancing and will move ahead further.”
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