Desk Report
Publish: 27 Sep 2021, 09:14 pm
President M Abdul Hamid || Photo: Collected
President M Abdul Hamid
today wished long life, sound health, peace-progress and continued wellbeing of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of her 75th birthday to be
celebrated tomorrow.
"I extend my
heartiest greetings and warm congratulations to Bangladesh Awami League
President and Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he said in a message
on the eve of her birthday.
The President said that
Sheikh Hasina was born on September 28 in 1947 at Tungipara in Gopalganj in a
traditional political family.
Since her childhood, she
saw the leadership of her father, the undisputed leader of Bangalee nation and
the great architect of the independence Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, his struggling life and his politics for the country and the
masses, he added.
Abdul Hamid said that she
engaged herself with the politics of Bangladesh Chhatra League and actively
took part in all struggles and movements for realizing the rights of Bengalis
including the anti-Pakistan movement.
Despite being the daughter
of the Father of the Nation, her path was never smooth, he said.
He said that Sheikh
Hasina's father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family
members were brutally killed by the anti-liberation clique of assassins on the
black night of August 15, 1975. Her mother Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, brothers
Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and child Sheikh Russel and many other dear and near
ones embraced martyrdom, he added.
Bangabandhu's two
daughters -- Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana -- escaped the assassination as
they were staying in then West Germany, he mentioned.
The head of the state said
they had to spend life in a very adverse situation in exile in London and Delhi
for six years keeping the grief of losing parents, brothers and other relatives
in the heart.
Attacks were carried out
on her many times including the grenade attacks on August 21 in 2004 at the
Bangabandhu Avenue but every time she escaped these dangers at the grace of
Almighty Allah, he said.
He said that Sheikh Hasina
was elected president of the Bangladesh Awami League unanimously at the national
council of the party on February 14-16 in 1981.
Overcoming different
hurdles, she returned home on May 17 in 1981 keeping the grief of losing
relatives in heart and initiated movement to restore democracy in the country,
he said.
In continuation of that,
democracy achieved win and autocrat was overthrown through mass-movement of the '90s, he mentioned.
The President said that
Bangladesh Awami League achieved a landslide victory in the general election on
June 12, 1996, and formed the government under her leadership.
During that period, the
historic Chattogram Hill Tract (CHT) Peace Accord was inked while Ganges Water
Sharing Treaty was signed with neighboring India, he mentioned.
Under her leadership, the
AL came to power three times in a row through the ninth parliamentary elections on
December 29 in 2008, 10th parliamentary elections on January 5 in 2014 and 11th
parliamentary elections on December 30 in 2018 respectively, he added.
During that period, the
verdict of the case over the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was
executed, the trial process of war criminals began and verdicts were executed,
Bangladesh's legal right in maritime boundary was established, longstanding unresolved
land boundary with India was demarcated or agreement for exchanging of enclaves
was inked, he mentioned.
Under her dynamic
leadership, Bangladesh today graduated to the status of developing nation from
the list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), he said.
Abdul Hamid said that mega
projects like Padma Bridge, Karnaphuli Tunnel, Metro Rail and Rooppur Nuclear
Power Plant are being implemented.
She set a bright example
in the history of world humanity by giving shelter to millions of forcibly
displaced and persecuted Rohingya people from Myanmar, he said, adding that
because of her generosity, Sheikh Hasina has been dubbed as "Mother of
Humanity".
In continuation of the
successful implementation of Vision 2021, Sheikh Hasina has taken 'Vision 2041'
and Delta Plan 2100 to turn the country into a 'Sonar Bangla' as dreamt by
Bangabandhu, he said.
The President said that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the entire world to severe uncertainty.
Though the world economy
faced negative impacts of the pandemic, Bangladesh has been able to keep the
economic growth facing the impacts of coronavirus pandemic because of the
time-befitting and courageous steps of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he said.
Abdul Hamid said that the
government has declared 28 stimulus packages for around Taka 1,32,000 crore to
keep running the wheels of the economy and keep continued the livelihood of the
people who faced losses due to the pandemic.
He said that works are
going on to bring all citizens of the country under the coverage of
vaccination.
President Hamid said that
Sheikh Hasina is a leader of the masses like her father.
With her political wisdom,
prudence, dynamic leadership, humanitarian values, she established herself as
one of the best statesmen not only in the country but also in the world, he
said.
He said that under her
leadership, the Bangalee nation is moving ahead to build a happy and prosperous
Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Bangabandhu.
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