City Desk :
President Md Abdul Hamid on Monday said the homecoming of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina paved the way to establish the spirit of the Liberation War, the values of independence and democracy in the country.
“Sheikh Hasina’s home return is a milestone in Bangladesh’s history of democracy. Her historic homecoming paved the way to establish the spirit of Liberation War, the values of independence and democracy,” he said in a message issued on the occasion of the 42nd Homecoming Day of Sheikh Hasina.
Abdul Hamid said upon returning home, Sheikh Hasina started a movement to recover the country’s democracy and following it, the autocratic government collapsed through the 1990 mass movement and the democracy got triumph, reports BSS.
He said Awami League formed the government under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina after achieving a landslide victory in the general election held on June 12, 1996.
During that time, the President said, the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was signed to resolve the long-standing conflicts between the hill dwellers and Bangalees, while the Ganges Water Sharing Agreement was inked between Bangladesh and India.
He said the 14-party alliance assumed power under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina through the 29 December general elections in 2008 and took various programmes for the welfare of the people, while the judgment of the Bangabandhu killing case was implemented.
Bangladesh’s image was brightened in the national and international arena through the implementation of various programmes, including the establishment of democracy and human rights, education, health, agriculture, women’s empowerment, cent percentage electricity coverage, information technology, rural infrastructure, and foreign employment.
Abdul Hamid said the alliance, led by Sheikh Hasina, assumed power again through the January 5 general elections in 2014 and started trials of war criminals and executed the verdicts, and continued efforts to ensure welfare for the commoners through establishing Bangladesh’s rights in the sea, and resolving long-pending land boundary disputes with India.
The 14-party alliance government led by Sheikh Hasina has created history by assuming the state power for three consecutive times by the general elections on December 30 in 2018, and since then, it has been running the government successfully, he said.
Despite having various obstacles, the President said, Bangladesh is moving forward through the people-oriented activities under the bold and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
With continued growth, per capita income is increasing while the poverty is declining, he said, adding that construction work of the Padma Bridge with the government’s own funds is nearing completion.
