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Noting that her government established the National Defence College in 1998, Sheikh Hasina said, “We had established the college in a very small scale involving Taka 2 crore only and 15 manpower. Now, it has become a globally reputed defence college.”
The premier said that they will extend all possible supports for further development of the National Defence College as she has sympathy for it as she herself founded it.
Military personnel from 24 countries have so far been graduated from the college alongside the officials of civil administration, lawmakers, journalists and others, she added.
The premier urged the Armed Forces personnel to join hands with others, including officials of civil administration in the country’s development as all of the people have responsibility in doing so, being imbued with patriotism.
She thanked the members of the Armed Forces as they stand beside the people of the country during any natural disaster and accident.
The premier congratulated the freshers for their extra ordinary achievement successful completion of the courses.
She said her government has been working to turn Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country in South Asia by 2041 after maintaining the status of a developing country until 2024 aimed at marching forward so that the next generation can celebrate the centenary of the country’s independence in 2071 as a developed nation.
To materialise the dream of the Father of the Nation to build a hunger- and poverty-free Sonar Bangla, the premier said her government has taken some specific and long-term programmes such as Delta Plan-2100 and the first perspective plan and second perspective plan.
“To achieve the goal, we’re executing the first perspective plan, while we’re set to implement the second perspective plan 2021-2041,” she said.
The premier later joined the 17th joint board meeting of the NDC and Defence Services Command and Staff College at Sheikh Hasina Complex in Mirpur Cantonment here.
BSS/AHJ/GA/1537 hrs