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When Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was moving forward with an aim to build a
“Golden Bangladesh” facing all obstacles, Sheikh Hasina said, the defeated
and anti-liberation war cliques assassinated the Father of the Nation along
with most of his family members on 15 August, 1975.
Subsequently, a black law titled ‘Indemnity Ordinance’ was enacted to
prevent justice to one of the most shameful killings in the history and to
give impunity to the killers of Bangabandhu, she continued.
After coming to power in 1996 with the people’s mandate, Sheikh Hasina,
also Awami League president, said her government repealed the black law and
started the trial of Bangabandhu murder case.
“With the execution of the verdict of the trial, the nation got rid of the
stigma,” she added.
Since 2009, the successive governments of Bangladesh Awami League have
relentlessly been working to improve living standards of the people, the
premier said, adding, in the meantime, Bangladesh has achieved outstanding
socio-economic progress.
It has fulfilled the requirements for graduating from the least developed
country to developing one, she said, adding that child and maternal mortality
rates have drastically come down and life expectancy has risen to 73 years.
Noting that the literacy and economic growth rates have grown rapidly, the
Prime Minister said, “We have established ‘Digital Bangladesh’. Youths have
been provided with modern information technology instead of arms”.
The scope of education for girls has been widened and women empowerment has
been ensured at all levels, she said, adding, “We have modernised the Madrasa
education and made it job-centric,” the head of the government added.
Mentioning that the trials of war criminals are going on and several
verdicts have already been executed, Sheikh Hasina said the rule of law has
been established while stability has been ensured by rooting out terrorism
and putting an end to the culture of strikes.
The long-awaited Land Boundary Agreement with India has been implemented,
she said, adding, “We have resolved maritime disputes with India and Myanmar
and secured our rights in the Bay of Bengal”.
Pointing out that villages are being equipped with all civic amenities, the
premier said many mega projects such as 100 Special Economic Zones, more than
28 Hi-Tech Parks, Bangabandhu Satellite-2, deep seaport, Padma Bridge, LNG
terminals, Expressways and Nuclear Power Plants, among others, are being
implemented.
“The country is moving forward. Today we have become a country with self
respect in the world holding our heads high,” she said.
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