Govt working for worthy future of children: PM

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her firm commitment to give a ‘bright future’ to the children by building Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous one freeing from hunger, poverty and illiteracy.

“We have been working with a target to give the children a bright future and shining day by building Bangladesh a developed and prosperous country as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” she said.

The prime minister said this while addressing a Children’s Rally and Cultural Programme as the chief guest marking the 99th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day on Bangabandhu Mausoleum Complex premises here.

Expressing her commitment to serve the people until the last day of her life, she said that she has a desire to turn the country into a suitable abode for the next generation.

To this context, she recited from Poet Sukanta Bhattacharya’s ‘Chharpatra’ in expressing her desire to turn the country into a suitable abode for the posterity rendering, “Choley jabo, tobu aaj jatakkhan dehe achey pran, pranponey prithivir sorabo janjal…….. E bishwake e shishur basjoggya kore jabo ami”.

The English lines could be read out as: “I will leave, but I will clear the odds with all my efforts as long as I’m alive. I will make the earth livable for the children; it’s my firm commitment to a new born”.

Highlighting the contribution of the Father of the Nation, the premier said that Bangabandhu had got time only three and a half years and by this time he rebuilt the war ravaged country and shaped Bangladesh as an independent nation.

Bangabandhu made primary education free for all and up to secondary education for women, she said.

She mentioned Bangladesh would successfully celebrate the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation in 2020 and golden jubilee of the Independence in 2021.

The government has already declared 2020-2021 as ‘Mujib Barsha’, she said.

Sheikh Hasina added: “Inshallah, we would be able to build Bangladesh as a hunger and poverty free country”.

The prime minister said Bangladesh will go ahead with the ideals of the Father of the Nation who dreamt for a hunger and poverty free country as children of present time would turn the dream of Bangabandhu into reality.

She urged the children to study attentively and take advantages and facilities provided by the government for the education to build them as worthy citizens._BSS.


risingbd/Dhaka/March 17, 2019/Nasim