Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to the countrymen not to allow anyone to play duck and drake with the fate of the Bangalee nation.<\/p>\n
“I urge the countrymen not to let anyone to play duck and drake with the Banglee Nation’s fate,” she said while inaugurating the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project’s Dhaka-Bhanga section as chief guest unveiling a plaque at a civic rally here.<\/p>\n
The premier said, “This country is ours; (we) attained independence in exchange for blood. Bangladesh will march forward in the world arena and stand with head high cherishing the ideology of the Father of the Nation.”<\/p>\n
Mentioning that Bangladesh will be a smart country by 2041, she said, “We will build a smart population, smart economy, smart government, and smart society. It is our goal.”<\/p>\n
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s younger daughter, Sheikh Rehana was present at the inaugural ceremony.<\/p>\n
Echoing the Bangabandhu’s quote “No one could hold back Bangalee” that he delivered during his historic March 7 speech, the prime minister said, “No one will be able to hold back this Bangalee, and Bangalee (nation) will remain united.”<\/p>\n