“I’d like to tell all to pray so that the country’s socioeconomic uplift and its dignity in the international [arena] continue,” she said in a video message.
She also extended her Eid-ul-Fitr greetings to the people of Bangladesh and expatriate Bangladeshis.
Sheikh Hasina expressed gratitude to the people for keeping faith in her and reelecting her government. She said that the government is making strides for giving dignity to the people’s trust and confidence.
She said her government is continuing to work for the country’s development and the people have started to get its benefits.
She said that the people could make jam-free trips during their Eid journeys, while good arrangements for communications in the rail, river and air have been made.
She also said that the government has taken measures so that everything remains peaceful during Eid.
Sheikh Hasina said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman liberated the country with a dream of bringing smiles on the faces of the distressed people.
“It’s my only responsibility to materialise that dream,” she said.
The prime minister said she is now visiting different countries for various reasons.
“I first paid a visit to Japan at the invitation of its prime minister and then went to Saudi Arabia to join the OIC Summit at the invitation of the Saudi King and from there I came to Finland,” she said.
“Though I’m staying abroad for logical reasons, my heart remains in the country and I always express solidarity with the countrymen,” she said.