Proud to be Bangabandhu’s daughter, PM says in last day at office before election

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, during her last official day at office ahead of the national election, vowed to build a Bangladesh where there will be no disparity between the poor and the rich if Awami League is elected to power again.

“We want to reduce the income disparity in such a way where everybody will be able to lead a better life,” the premier said at an event organized to mark her last day at office.

The employees of all sections of the PMO attended the programme.

Terming herself as ‘father’s daughter’, the Awami League president Sheikh Hasina said she never thought of enjoying the post of the Prime Minister but it was a duty of her to find a way to devote herself to the welfare of the people.

The PM added that she is very proud to be the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

She asked the PMO officials to perform their duties properly as they are the employees of the republic and their salaries and wages come from the tax money of the mass people. “It’s your duty to serve the common people and do the welfare of them.”

Putting emphasis on continuation of the government, the Prime Minister said the government has been able to do a lot of works in the last 10 years and there are many works to do.

“It depends on the people of the country, if they vote us to power in the coming December 30 election we’ll be able to finish those. Otherwise, the people of the country will choose their fate. I have no desire in life and thus I have no regrets,” she said in her message. I have no resentment or regret because I have no desire in my life,” she said.

In the last 10 years the government has been able to change the scenario of rural Bangladesh through providing them with urban-like facilities, she added.

She briefly described various development programmes for the government employees, including salary hike, accommodations and others.

Principal secretary M Nojibur Rahman moderated the programme where SDG affairs chief coordinator M Abul Kalam Azad, PM’s military secretary Major Gen Mia Md Jainul Abedin, PMO secretary Sajjadul Hsassan, PMO director general Begum Nasrin Afroze and PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim also spoke at the programme.