Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she will live at her village in Gopalganj’s Tungipara after retirement.
“Whenever I will retire (from politics), I will go to my village and stay there — it’s my decision … I will stay in Tungipara, my ancestral village,” she said while addressing the 39th National Rally.
Her remarks came during the speech after a cultural show at Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Academy in Gazipur on Tuesday (Feb 12), reports BSS.
Hasina became emotional seeing two children dancing on a boat at the cultural function on the Ansar-VDP lake, which she said reminded her of childhood memories, says the report.
“My grandfather had a big ‘panshi’ boat having two rooms and windows … When I boarded the boat, I used to touch the water with my hands sitting near the windows,” the state news agency quoted her saying.
Hasina, daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, continued: “I along with others, especially my brother (Sheikh) Kamal, used to jump and dance climbing on the roof of the boat … when I see boats, I remember my these childhood memories.”
Highlighting her administration’s development initiatives, the prime minister, “Our aim is that the rural people will get all urban facilities … they will get a better life and will live beautifully.”
Hasina said she strongly believes that the Ansar and VDP members could change every village.
“Bangladesh is a beautiful country and all will have to work to build our motherland in such a way so that we could move to keep our head high, not begging alms from others … we will establish ourselves by standing on our own feet and through our own resources.”