UNB, Dhaka :
Emphasizing practice of cultural and literature, and also beware of the aggression of alien culture, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underscored meeting ‘hunger of mind’ alongside ‘hunger of belly’ as practice of culture and literature provides scope for enriching mental faculties.
“Not merely hunger of belly, we’ll also have to meet the hunger of mind. We’ll have to give more emphasis on practice of culture… we’ve taken all our programmes accordingly,” she said, adding that her party in its election manifesto had also given special importance on culture.
The Prime Minister made the observations in her introductory speech before the high officials of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and its different subordinate bodies at the Ministry’s conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor gave the address of welcome while PMO Senior Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad, Cultural Affairs Secretary Ranjit Kumar Biswas and PM’s Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri were present.
Mentioning that the practice of culture and literature provides entertainment for mind, Hasina said the people of Bangladesh are usually cultural minded.
She said, that since the country has attained self-sufficiency in food as well food security and there is no more crisis for food, now there is a need for providing entertainment for mind giving more importance on cultural practice.
The Prime Minister said that her government has been working tirelessly to preserve and further flourish the Bangalee identity.
Emphasizing practice of cultural and literature, and also beware of the aggression of alien culture, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underscored meeting ‘hunger of mind’ alongside ‘hunger of belly’ as practice of culture and literature provides scope for enriching mental faculties.
“Not merely hunger of belly, we’ll also have to meet the hunger of mind. We’ll have to give more emphasis on practice of culture… we’ve taken all our programmes accordingly,” she said, adding that her party in its election manifesto had also given special importance on culture.
The Prime Minister made the observations in her introductory speech before the high officials of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and its different subordinate bodies at the Ministry’s conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor gave the address of welcome while PMO Senior Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad, Cultural Affairs Secretary Ranjit Kumar Biswas and PM’s Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri were present.
Mentioning that the practice of culture and literature provides entertainment for mind, Hasina said the people of Bangladesh are usually cultural minded.
She said, that since the country has attained self-sufficiency in food as well food security and there is no more crisis for food, now there is a need for providing entertainment for mind giving more importance on cultural practice.
The Prime Minister said that her government has been working tirelessly to preserve and further flourish the Bangalee identity.
