Dhaka, Mar 25 (Just News): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all to work together in a planned way so that the country's march forward based on the Liberation War spirit never stops.
"I want Bangladesh to move forward with the Liberation War spirt and this journey must not be stopped as we want to make the country a middle-income one by 2021 and developed one by 2041," she said.
The prime minister was speaking at the distribution ceremony of the 'Swadhinata Puroskar-2018' (Independence Award- 2018), the highest civilian honour of the country.
She handed over the awards to the recipients at a function organised by the Cabinet Division at Osmani Memorial Auditorium.
This year, 18 distinguished personalities received the award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Sheikh Hasina said it was a dream of the Father of the Nation to fulfill the basic rights of people. "To me remaining in power means discharging my responsibilities to people, build the country with the great Liberation War spirit and make it a poverty- and hunger-free one as dreamt by the Father of the Nation," she said.
She mentioned that Bangladesh has fulfilled all the criteria to step into the developing country group. "We'll now move in the world arena with our heads high, never bow down our heads."
Cabinet members, MPs, secretaries, diplomats, the awards recipients and other guests were present at the function.
(Justnews/ys/1300hr)
