Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today came down heavily on a section of labour leaders for their ill efforts to defame the country by lodging complaints with foreigners and asserted that there will be no benefit from it (complaints) as long as she remains in power.
“As as long as I remain in (state) power, there will be no benefit from lodging complaints with anybody of the outside of the country … I’m the daughter of the Father of the Nation and I run the state by loving the country and its people,” she told the inaugural function of May Day at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre here this afternoon.
The premier added: “Our aim is to uphold the country’s independence which was earned in exchange for blood of three million martyrs as well as uphold the dignity of the country and the countrymen on the world stage … we will move ahead keeping our head high not bowing to others.”
The Ministry of Labour and Employment organized the function with State Minister Mujibul Haque Chunnu in the chair.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Labour and Employment Ministry Munnujan Sufian, Bangladesh Employers Federation President Qamran T Rahman, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Siddiqur Rahman, Jatiya Sramik League President Alhaj Shukkur Mahmud and International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Representative in Bangladesh Gagan Rajbhandari also spoke on the occasion.
Labour and Employment Secretary Afroza Khan gave the welcome address.
