DHAKA, 22 November 2021, (TON): The premier hopes the Armed Forces will take the nation forward in the spirit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Liberation War.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of the Armed Forces to uphold the glory of the country by contributing to its development activities alongside protecting its sovereignty.

She said while addressing a civic and military gathering “I believe you can earn admiration everywhere by your discipline and professions and can uphold the glory of the country by contributing to the development activities alongside protecting its sovereignty.”

The prime minister attended the reception at Senakunja in Dhaka Cantonment, virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.

Hasina said “father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman believed the Bangladesh Army should be the people’s army.”

She hoped that the Armed Forces will take the nation forward imbued with the ideology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the spirit of the Liberation War.