Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted the countrymen vowing to build a poverty- and hunger-free smart and Sonar Bangladesh marking the 53rd Independence Day and National Day.
"Bangladesh is marching ahead on the highway of development. Let us build a poverty- and hunger-free Sonar Bangladesh inspired by the Father of the Nation's ideals. Bangladesh will be a smart country," she said in an Independence Day message.
In the 51-second message, the premier said: "Assalamualaikum, I am extending my heartiest greetings to all Bangladeshi citizens staying at home and abroad marking Independence Day."
She recalled with due honour all the martyrs including the great Liberation War ones on the occasion of Independence Day.
She said: "We achieved victory through a 23-year political struggle and a Liberation War of nine months and got an independent and sovereign country under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman."
The premier concluded the message by saying: "Stay well, stay healthy.”
The audio-visual message was sent to each mobile phone user in the country and aired on different media including online platforms.
