We want peace, not destruction: PM

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina sought cooperation of the countrymen on Wednesday to free the nation from militant acts and keep ongoing the country's development, saying that the people want peace, not destruction, report agencies.
"We want development and peace, not destruction and militant acts. We want Bangladesh be built with the spirit of the War of Liberation and it would advance as a peaceful nation in South Asia. We want Bangladesh and its people be installed on dignified position on the world stage," she said.
"But it won't be acceptable that Bangladesh would be affected, its image would be tainted and would move with begging kindness of others due to a few number of people or few number of quarters and parties. So I seek cooperation of all to free the nation and country from militant acts," the PM stated this while addressing after distributing the Independence Awards-2015, the highest state award, among seven eminent personalities in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions to their respective fields at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city.
The Cabinet Division organised the function and its Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan conducted it. Seven prominent personalities have received the Independence Award this year.
Late finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, matinee idol of yesteryear Abdur Razzak and Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman are among the awardees.
Slain during the BNP regime in 2005, former finance minister Kibria has been conferred the award posthumously for expressing his allegiance to the Bangladesh government and creating pro-liberation opinions in the US when he headed the then Pakistan embassy in Washington in 1971.
Professor Anisuzzaman has been awarded for his contribution to Bangla literature.
A professor emeritus in Bangla Language and Literature at Dhaka University, he fought for Bangladesh during the War of Independence.
Actor Razzak, fondly called as 'Nayak Raj' (king of heroes), has been honoured for his role in the cultural arena.
Late Commandant Manik Chowdhury received the honour posthumously for his contributions in conducting the war in Sylhet in 1971.