Shawdesh Desk:

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the speeches of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were priceless assets for the present and future generations.

‘He, in every speech, had given the guidelines over how to run Bangladesh. So, these speeches are priceless assets for us,’ she said while unveiling the covers of two books on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his speeches.

The prime minister was addressing the meeting of the parliament business advisory committee just before a special session that began on Thursday to mark the 50 years (golden jubilee) of Bangladesh Parliament.

One of the two books is the compilation of the speeches Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered in Parliament and the second one is the compilation of the speeches the lawmakers delivered in the special session of Parliament held to mark the Mujib Year celebrated in 2020.

About the book of speeches of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina said that it was very important for the people and the future generations to know Bangladesh and its people.

‘Our generation, or next generations will get a scope to understand Bangladesh, know the position of the people of Bangladesh and their socio-economic progress by knowing these speeches,’ she said.

The prime minister also appreciated the compilation of the speeches the lawmakers delivered in the special session of Parliament. ‘It is a matter of great pride for us,’ she said.

She extended her sincere thanks to the speaker, the lawmakers and all others concerned in this regard.

Talking about the constitution, Hasina said that the constitution of Bangladesh framed by Sheikh Mujib was the best one in the world as it ensured basic rights of the people of all strata.

She said that soon after the independence, the father of the nation had formed Ganaparishad (constituent assembly) with the members of both the national assembly and provincial assembly, elected by the people of Bangladesh.

The PM said it was a rare instance in world history that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman presented a constitution to the Bengali nation after framing it within only nine months.

‘This perhaps is considered as one of the best constitutions in the whole world,’ she said, adding that the reason was the basic rights of the poor, deprived, exploited and oppressed people in every perspective were stated in the constitution.

‘The rights of the people of all strata in the society, including those who are disadvantaged have also been ensured in the constitution, ‘she said.

In line with that constitution, the first general election was held on March 7, 1973 and the Awami League sealed victory in all but seven the constituencies in that election, said the PM.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury chaired the business advisory meeting.