Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her firm resolve to develop the country following the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“Our aim is to develop the country following the ideals of the father of the nation that he left behind for us,” she said while addressing a discussion marking the 97th birthday of Bangabandhu as well as National Children’s Day at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
Presidium member and Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury chaired the meeting.
The premier said the government wants to establish Bangladesh as a peaceful country. “For that reason, there is no place for terrorism and militancy in the country,” she said.
She said no one now hears gunshots in the educational institutions as the government takes stern action whenever any unpleasant incident happens. “We are taking tough actions against the culprits and continue to do so. We never consider who commits the incident,” she said.
Noting that the dream of Bangabandhu was to provide better life to the people of Bangladesh, the Awami League chief said the government has taken steps to ensure minimum shelter for the country’s each person. “The government has collected information from all over the country and found that some 280, 000 people are now homeless. I have directed the authorities concerned to provide shelter to these people in the next three years. We will give them home … no one will remain homeless.”
She said the word “Monga,” which was familiar before 2009, is now unheard of in the country.
Senior AL leaders including Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed and Syed Ashraful Islam also spoke.
