প্রকাশ: 25/09/2022
Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina called upon Bangladeshi expatriates to give a befitting reply to
the propaganda against Bangladesh and its government.
"Give an instant befitting reply to the propaganda
being carried out against us," she said while addressing a reception
accorded by the Bangladeshi expatriates in the USA, joining virtually from her
place of residence on Saturday.
The premier also urged the expats to present the true
picture of the country's unprecedented development that took place during the
Awami League (AL) government and move around the world keeping their head high
and maintaining the dignity and honour Bangladesh achieved globally.
She said relatives of the war criminals and killers of the
Father of the Nation alongside the people who fled the country committing
various crimes that included money laundering are behind the anti-state
propaganda.
"The people, who are orchestrating the propaganda on
the social media, are mostly sacked from the jobs for their involvement in
misdeeds or fled the country committing crimes," she said.
The premier called upon all to make public the characters
and misdeeds of the people who are now giving lessons to others by spreading
false and fabricated information about the government and Bangladesh using
social media.
"Don't pay heed to their words, rather present the
development scenario carried out by us to the people," she added.
Sheikh Hasina called upon all Bangladeshi expatriates to
spread her government's development picture everywhere.
"Inform congressmen, senators and elected
representatives in your locality about the development of Bangladesh and
maintain communication with them," she said.
To this end, she said you can judge how much development was
carried out by them after seeing the comparative picture of the size of the
budget during the BNP-Jamaat alliance government and the Awami League
government.
"The size of budget during the BNP tenure was only
Tk60,000 crore while the last budget of the AL government was taka six lakh
crore," she said.
The prime minister reiterated her call to the expats to move
around the world keeping Bangladesh's image intact, saying, "I urge you
all to uphold the dignity and honour that Bangladesh has now achieved from the
world."
She thanked the Bangladeshi expatriates for taking a stand
against the World Bank's decision of withdrawing their funds from the Padma
Multipurpose Bridge project bringing false and fabricated allegations which
were later proved by a Canadian court.
The decision of constructing the Padma Bridge by
Bangladesh's own finance has changed the image of the country to the world and
proved that Bangladesh has the ability to do what it said, Sheikh Hasina said.
The prime minister once again alerted the countrymen about
the impending severe food crisis in the world due to climate change, the
Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, sanctions and
counter-sanctions, urging them to grow more foods to ward off the future
crisis.
"As a severe food crisis is approaching the world, ask
your relatives not to leave a single inch of land uncultivated using the
digital divide as Bangladesh has already been transformed into a digital
country," she asked the Bangladeshi expatriates.
- BSS
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