BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh doesn’t want any more conflict rather it wants to improve the quality of people’s lives.
“We don’t want any more unrest and conflict. We want to improve the quality of people’s lives. And we always wish it,” she said.
In this regard, Sheikh Hasina referred to the peaceful democratic environment that prevailing in the country from 2008 election helped Bangladesh to attain the remarkable socioeconomic development in the last 14 years.
“Bangladesh has been able to attain socioeconomic development due to the peaceful democratic environment prevailing in the country since 2008 election as Awami League won the elections and formed the government in 2009,” she said.
The Premier made this remarks while addressing a function organised to celebrate the golden jubilee of the conferment of the Joliot-Curie Peace Medal to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
She said the government, after being elected in 2008 election, has been working for the development of the people of the country in a planned way. “As a result, we have been able to reduce the poverty rate and maternal death, increase literacy rate and life expectancy,” she said. She continued that the sustainable and peaceful democratic environment, prevailing in the country, is the only reason behind the unprecedented socioeconomic progress of Bangladesh. “So, a peaceful sustainable environment is helpful for the people to attain economic emancipation, and all have to remember it,” she added. The Prime Minister laid emphasis on settle-down all disputes through dialogue that Bangladesh did with India and Myanmar. See More On Page 3