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Army will be with people in running country, hopes PM

She opens 27 dev projects in cantonments


May 14, 2018 00:00:00


Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina going round the CMH Cancer Centre after inaugurating 27 projects of Bangladesh Army at the Dhaka Cantonment on Sunday — Focus Bangla

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed on Sunday the hope that the Army would be there with the mass people, whenever necessary, in running the country by the present government, reports UNB.

"This is my firm believe the Army will be there on the side of people whenever it will be needed for running the country by the present government...you have to keep in mind that this is our country and the people of this country are also ours," she said.

Sheikh Hasina was addressing a programme arranged at Dhaka Cantonment marking the inauguration of 27 big and small development projects in various cantonments, including Dhaka, and other areas of the country.

The Prime Minister also asked the Army to always remain alert to face any sort of threat from internal or external sources for protecting the country's sacred Constitution and its sovereignty.

She mentioned that the government always wants to run the country as a servant of people, never as a ruler.

Hasina expressed the hope that the members of the Army would work with utmost sincerity keeping their confidence in their seniors and maintaining mutual trust, sense of responsibility, dutifulness and discipline.

She also highly praised Army's role in distribution of relief materials among Rohingyas, construction of shelter centres and providing medicare facilities to them and said their immense contributions have brightened the country's image abroad.

Earlier, Sheikh Hasina digitally inaugurated the recently completed 27 development projects, including newly-built Cancer Centre, Fertility Centre, Officers' Club and Edible Oil Mill.

On her arrival at the venue, Prime Minister's Security Affairs Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique and Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq received the prime minister.


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