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Sheikh Hasina said Bangabandhu had liberated the country for ensuring political, economical, social and cultural freedom of the Bangalee nation.
“Bangabandhu had wanted the people to be freed from poverty and they to get better life, live beautifully and move keeping their head high,” she said.
The prime minister said she is continuing serving the countrymen by containing the ideology of Bangabandhu and sacrificing all things.
“I seek doa from the people to continue my endeavours to build a hunger-and-poverty-free Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Bangabandhu,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said millions of people had sacrificed their lives for Bangladesh’s independence and their blood cannot go in vain.
“We will celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu in 2020 and the golden jubilee of independence in 2021 by establishing a hunger-and poverty-free Sonar Bangla … we brought down poverty significantly and we’ll cut it further,” she asserted.
The prime minister said Bangladesh Awami League formed government in 1996 after a long 21 years. “Since assumption of office, we have been trying to materialise the goal, thinking and spirit of the Father of the Nation and changing the lot of the people,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina added: “The people will judge whatever we could do and whatever we could not.”
The prime minister said Bangabandhu shed blood for the country and people and his debt will be repaid by changing fate of the people.
Thanking Bangladesh Krishak League for undertaking blood donation programme and tree plantation campaign, Sheikh Hasina urged the leaders and workers of the organisation to arrange blood donation programme massively so that the critical patients get blood easily.
Recalling Bangabandhu’s love for nature and country as well as his strides to protect environment, the prime minister said the Father of the Nation had a passion for tree plantation.
“Massive tree plantation is needed to save Bangladesh from the impact of climate change and natural disasters,” she said.
In this connection, Sheikh Hasina urged everybody to plant at least three trees — one wood, one fruit and one herbal tree.
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