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The prime minister said the production of fishes and vegetables has
increased manifold and the government is now giving special attention to food
and nutrition security.
“We’re providing 30 types of medicines to the people free of cost through
the community clinics. We’ve undertaken proper programmes to fulfill the
basic needs of the people and we’ll continue it,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina urged the freedom fighters to tell the story of the great
liberation war to their children, grandchildren and local people.
“We’re constructing Muktijoddha Complex in all upazilas so that the
evidence of the liberation war in the respective areas is not destroyed and
the children of the next generation could know the real history of the war,”
she said.
She continued: “We’re a victorious nation as we triumphed victory in the
liberation war and as a victorious nation, generations after generations can
know that Bangalee nation can never be defeated.”
“Through it the sense of self dignity of the next generations will be built
and they will learn moving by keeping their heads high,” she added.
Referring to Bangabandhu’s historic March 7 speech, the prime minister
said the great leader in his fiery speech uttered that none will be able to
suppress the Bangalee nation. “None could suppress the Bangalee nation in the
past and won’t do it in future,” she said.
The prime minister said Bangladesh earned honour in the world through the
liberation war in 1971. “But after the assassination of Bangabandhu in 1975,
the country lost this honour and it was turned into a nation of killers, coup
and conspiracies,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said 19 coups took place and many armed forces members were
killed and freedom fighters were brutally murdered and tortured at that time.
“The history of the liberation war was distorted and the name of the Father
of the Nation was also erased,” she said.
“But assuming office after 21 years, we were able to bring back the
glorious tales of the liberation war. We were also able to hold the trial of
the killers of Bangabandhu and war criminals,” she said.
The prime minister said she thinks that the people of Bangladesh were
enlightened afresh on the world stage by removing the dark cloud that gripped
the sky of the country after 1975.
“The honour that the country earned in 1971 was trampled by the dust in
1975. Now I can at least claim that Bangladesh is a country of honour before
the entire world,” she said.
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