Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, ‘Bangladesh is a riverine country. We need a navy to protect us, to deal with cyclones. We don’t want to fight with anyone. We are a peaceful nation. I want friendship with everyone. But we also need to have the ability to defend ourselves.
On Wednesday (July 12), he attended the commissioning ceremony of four ships of 41 PCS and four LCUs at the newly constructed Naval Base Banauja Sher-e-Bangla. The Prime Minister participated in the commissioning ceremony organized at Kalapara of Patuakhali through video conference from Gana Bhavan. The Prime Minister said these words quoting the speech given by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of Navy Day in Chittagong on December 10, 1974.
Sheikh Hasina said, ‘We really do not want to fight with anyone. Our vision is to protect our independence and sovereignty. For this reason, we have taken steps to improve and enrich the armed forces including the navy. To become internationally standard and efficient. We have taken special steps in that direction.
