Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina Commonwealth Secretary General praises Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her outstanding achievements
Dhaka, December 4: Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for Bangladesh's outstanding achievements over the past decade and gave her full credit for this development.
She said, "The whole credit for this outstanding achievement of Sheikh Hasina's government goes to her alone."
Patricia Scotland said: "Sheikh Hasina is the sole recipient of the outstanding achievements of her government since she took over as Prime Minister."
The top Commonwealth official added that more than one million Rohingya have fled their homeland and taken refuge in Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar. Despite the burden of this huge number of refugees, the way Bangladesh has ensured growth despite the ongoing global epidemic has taught many leaders of the world today the leadership of Sheikh Hasina.
"The leadership of Sheikh Hasina, one of the world's most vulnerable developing countries to natural disasters, teaches us that development is meaningless at the expense of humanity and that such guidance should be the key to genuine leadership," she said. "You can learn from this example of Sheikh Hasina."
The virtual discussion also touched on the deepest relationship of the organization with the members of the Commonwealth on various issues, especially assistance to Bangladesh in tackling the Covid-19.
The Commonwealth is a voluntary organization of 54 independent countries. All of them belonged to the United Kingdom at one time. Commonwealth countries include both economically developed and developing countries. 2.4 billion people live in member countries. Members of the Commonwealth work together to promote prosperity, democracy and peace. Besides, its members are working to protect the environment.
The head of the Commonwealth Secretariat is the Commonwealth Secretary-General. It is the central institution. The Commonwealth Secretariat has been functioning since the founding of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1975.
He said Bangabandhu took Bangladesh to the court of the world. During his tenure, Bangladesh joined the Commonwealth in 1972.
Dominican citizen Scotland is the second secretary general from the Caribbean island and the first woman in the post.
