<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people to give her another chance to help her in establishing Bangladesh as a developing country from 2026 onwards. Exchanging greetings with a cross section of people at her official residence Ganabhaban, Prime Minister Hasina said that Bangladesh has witnessed tremendous socio economic development since people voted her to power in 2008, 2014 and 2018 elections. She said Bangladesh has got recognition as a developing country due to the continuing democratic process and stability since 2009. She thanked people for voting Awami League to power time and again to give her the chance to serve the people.&nbsp;</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Hasina said that this year's Eid journey for people travelling out of Dhaka to their home towns and villages was easy and peaceful because of the massive infrastructure development in the country with roads, highways and bridges, especially the Padma bridge being made by the government.&nbsp;</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Eid is being celebrated in a festive atmosphere in Dhaka and other parts of the country. Millions of people offered Eid prayers at mosques, Eidgah and makeshift prayer venues in the capital and other places.&nbsp;</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The main Eid congregation in the capital was held at&nbsp; the National Eidgah ground on Bangladesh Supreme Court premises at 8.30 in the&nbsp; morning on Saturday. President Abdul Hamid offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers along with&nbsp; hundreds of people from all walks of life at the National Eidgah, reports the official news agency BSS. The biggest Eid congregation in Bangladesh was held at Dinajpur's Gor-e-Shaheed Maidan and Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj in the morning.&nbsp;</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and other law enforcement agencies provided a tight security arrangement around the prayer venues in Dhaka for a peaceful Eid.&nbsp;</p>
News On AIR | April 22, 2023 2:42 PM
Bangladesh: PM Hasina exchanges Eid greetings, urges people to give her another chance to serve