PM seeks coop of all for a prosperous Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought the cooperation of all in making the country prosperous by freeing it from militancy, terrorism, drugs, corruption, hunger and poverty, reports UNB.

"Pray for Bangladesh and its people. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman presented the independence of this country. He had dreamt of building a hunger- and poverty-free Bangladesh, and the Bangalee nation to a dignified position in the world arena," she said.

The Prime Minister said this while addressing an iftar party hosted for war-wounded freedom fighters (FFs), orphans, physically-challenged children, alem-ulema (Islamic scholars), and her family members and relatives at her official residence Ganobhaban.

Survivors of the August 21 grenade attack, and members of the National Committee for Celebration of the Birth Centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, National Implementation Committee for Celebration of the Birth Centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust were also invited to the iftar party.

The Prime Minister extended Ramadan Mubarak and greetings to the people of the country and the Muslim Ummah throughout the world.