World cannot ignore Bangladesh any more: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Awami League has not only built Bangladesh as an independent country but has also played a key role in its economic progress. “Awami League is an organisation of Bangladesh’s soil and people. From its establishment, it has waged struggle to realise the rights of Bengali nation,” the ruli1ng party chief said in Dhaka on Tuesday. “Awami League has brought achievements in every sector,” Hasina told a programme marking its 67th founding anniversary. At Tuesday’s programme, Hasina said, “No-one can neglect Bangladesh. It now has become the role model for development in the world.’ She gave an account of the progress made on education, health, food security, information technology and poverty reduction,” according to a news agency.