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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday iterated her pledge to repay the debt of the blood of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by materialising his dream of building a hunger-and poverty-free prosperous Bangladesh.
“He (Bangabandhu) has given blood for the people of the country and put us in the debt of his blood. We have only one target- paying off his blood debt,” she told a virtual discussion marking the National Mourning Day and 46th martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu.
The discussion was organized by the National Implementation Committee for Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 100th Birth Anniversary Celebration. It was recorded earlier and aired on Bangladesh Television this evening.
In her speech, the Prime Minister said that the Father of the Nation had struggled throughout his life to give the people of the country a beautiful life and he dreamt of building a developed and prosperous Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty.
She added that her government has been working tirelessly to implement the dream of Father of the Nation to repay the debt of his blood, saying, “InshaAllah, his (Bangabandhu’s) dream will be implemented.”
Sheikh Hasina, also elder daughter of Father of the Nation, said in an emotion-charged voice, “I have lost everything. I know losing everything is very painful. Bearing the pain and turning the grief into strength, I have been working with a target and that is to change the fate of the country’s people by building the Sonar Bangla as dreamt by the Father of the Nation.”
Following the footsteps of Bangabandhu, the Prime Minister said, her government has set a target, marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation, that none will remain poor and homeless in the country. The “Guchhagram” project was taken to rehabilitate the landless people on the khas land, she added.
Since assuming office after 21 years, she said, her government has been taking every measure to ensure Bangladesh’s overall development following the path of Bangabandhu.
The premier said Bangladesh which was left by the Father of the Nation as a least developed country has been recognized by the world as a developing nation and the country now emerges as a development miracle in the world.
She added: “We have earned dignity in the world in terms of economic development. The per capita income has increased to $2227 while the poverty rate declined to 20 per cent from 45. The average life expectancy has increased to 72 years. Literacy rate has increased to 74 per cent. Healthcare services have been reached to the (people’s) doorsteps.”
