Sofian Khan: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said “My family is Awami League (AL), its leaders and activists.”
“I lost my family members in 1975. We have called you at the special meeting as a family members of AL. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the party of AL by his own hand for the people of Bangladesh,” she said, reports UNB. She came up with these remarks at a special extended meeting of AL at Ganabhaban. AL leaders from Barishal, Chattagram, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions have attended the meeting.
“We should be united for next parliamentary election. We should avoid factional clash so that people can cast their vote to ‘boat’ symbol, the premier said. “Now, Bangladesh is a role model of development. We are giving books for school students by free of cost to expand education. We are supplying food for school children, now, almost 100% children go to school,” she said.
“We have developed communication sectors. We want to shift our every village into town,” she said.
“We will celebrate Bangabandhu’s 100 birth anniversary in 2020 as poverty free country,” she added.